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Guide to the DAX Equity Indices
Formerly known as Guide to the Equity Indices of Deutsche Börse AG
Version 10.1 August 2019
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General Information
With effect to August 2019 Deutsche Börse AG has ended and therefore transferred the administration of the DAX Equity Indices formerly known as the Equity Indices of Deutsche Börse AG to its affiliate STOXX Ltd.
STOXX Ltd. develops, creates and publishes Indices for certain uses, e.g., the issuance of Financial Instruments. In general, an Index is any figure published or made available to the public that is regularly determined by the application of a formula (or any other method of calculation, or by an assessment) on the basis of the value of one or more underlying assets or prices, including estimated prices, actual or estimated interest rates, quotes and committed quotes, or other values or survey.
All DAX Equity Indices are governed by the respective index methodology applicable to the respective index or index family. Purpose of this Guide “Guide” is to provide for a comprehensible index methodology in continuity of the former Guide to the Equity Indices of Deutsche Börse AG as last amended with effect from 3 December 2018 (version 9.2.3).
In order to ensure the highest quality of each of its indices, STOXX Ltd. exercises the greatest care when compiling and calculating equity indices on the basis of the rules set out in this Guide.
However, STOXX Ltd. cannot guarantee that the various indices, or the various ratios that are required for index compilation and computation purposes, as set out in this Guide, are always calculated free of errors. STOXX Ltd. accepts no liability for any direct or indirect losses arising from any incorrect calculation of such indices or ratios.
The DAX Equity Indices in no way represent a recommendation for investment. In particular, the compilation and calculation of the various indices shall not be construed as a recommendation of STOXX Ltd. to buy or sell individual securities, or the basket of securities underlying a given index.
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Contents
1 Introduction ...... 9 1.1 Principles for Index Calculation 9 1.2 Advisory Body 9 1.3 Discretion 9 1.3.1 Exercise of Discretion 9 1.4 Index Termination Policy 11 2 Determination of Index Parameters ...... 12 2.1 Ex-Dividend Date 12 2.2 Fixed Holdings 12 2.3 Free Float 12 2.4 Free Float Market Capitalisation 13 2.5 Share Capital 14 2.6 Main Focus of Trade on Xetra® 14 2.7 Legal Headquarters 14 2.8 Operating Headquarters 14 2.9 Market Capitalisation 14 2.10 Order Book Volume 14 2.11 Sector Affiliation 14 2.12 XLM – Xetra® Liquidity Measure 15 3 General Index Information ...... 16 3.1 Selection Indices 18 3.2 All Share Indices 20 3.3 Sector Indices 21 3.4 International Indices 21 3.5 Index-Based Calculation Products 22 3.5.1 X-Indices 22 3.5.2 Late/Early Indices 22 4 Regular Index Review ...... 23 4.1 Selection Indices 23 4.1.1 DAX, MDAX, SDAX and TecDAX 23 4.1.2 General Standard Index 30 4.1.3 Scale 30 Index 30 4.1.4 DAX ex Financials Index 30 4.1.5 DAX ex Financials 30 Index 31 4.1.6 ÖkoDAX 31 4.2 All Share Indices 32 4.2.1 Addition 32 4.2.2 Deletion 32 4.3 Sector Indices 32 4.3.1 Addition 33 4.3.2 Deletion 33 5 Extraordinary Index Review ...... 34 5.1 Selection Indices 34
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5.1.1 Insolvency of Companies 34 5.1.2 Breach of the Basis Criteria 34 5.1.3 Conversion of Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares 34 5.1.4 Extraordinary Free Float Adjustments 35 5.1.5 Adjustments in the Case of Mergers and Acquisitions 35 5.1.6 Conversion into Tendered Shares 36 5.2 All Share Indices 36 6 Calculation ...... 37 6.1 Index Formulas 37 6.1.1 Index Formula for free-float market capitalisation weighted indices 37 6.1.2 Index Formula for Market Cap-Weighted Indices 38 6.1.3 Index Formula for Equally Weighted Indices 38 6.1.4 Specifics of Derived Indices 39 6.2 Index Formula for X-Indices 39 6.2.1 Calculation of X-DAX 39 6.2.2 Calculation of X-MDAX and X-TecDAX 39 6.3 Calculation Details 40 6.3.1 Basis of Calculation 40 6.3.2 Daily Settlement Indices 41 6.3.3 Currency Conversion 41 6.3.4 Prices Used, Calculation Frequency and Start 41 6.3.5 Computational Accuracy 42 6.3.6 Index Flags and Corrections 42 6.4 Calculation Correction 43 6.4.1 Rule-based Correction 43 6.4.2 Non-rule based Correction 43 6.4.3 Notifications 44 7 Chaining ...... 45 7.1 Chaining for Free Float Market Cap-Weighted Indices 45 7.1.1 Regular Chaining 45 7.1.2 Unscheduled Chaining 46 7.1.3 Adjustment during Unscheduled Chaining 47 7.2 Chaining for Market Cap-Weighted Indices 47 7.3 Chaining for Equally Weighted Indices 47 7.4 Capping 48 8 Adjustments – Corporate Actions ...... 50 8.1 Distributions 50 8.1.1 Cash Dividends and Other Distributions 50 8.1.2 Stock Dividends 51 8.1.3 Distributions > 10 Percent of Market Capitalisation 51 8.2 Changes in Share Capital 52 8.2.1 Capital Increases 52 8.2.2 Capital Reductions 52 8.3 Nominal Value Changes and Share Splits 53 8.4 Spin-offs 53
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8.5 Subscription Rights on Equity 54 8.5.1 Subscription Rights on Other Share Classes 54 8.6 Subscription Rights On Fixed-Income Instruments and Instruments with Embedded Options 55 8.6.1 Subscription Rights on Profit-Participation Certificates 55 8.6.2 Subscription Rights on Bonds 56 8.6.3 Subscription Rights on Instruments with Embedded Options 56 8.6.4 Subscription Rights on Profit-Participation Certificates with Warrants 56 8.6.5 Subscription Rights on Bonds with Warrants or Convertible Bonds 58 9 Limitations ...... 59 10 Methodology Review ...... 60 10.1 Frequency of Review 60 10.2 Review Procedure 60 10.2.1 Initiation of Methodology Review 60 10.2.2 Decision and Escalation 60 10.3 Material Changes with Consultation 61 10.4 Non-Material Changes without Consultation 62 11 Appendix ...... 64 11.1 Historical Data 64 11.2 Usage of Index Data 64 11.3 Calendar of Publications 64 11.4 Sector classification 65 11.5 Reference data 68 11.6 History of Amendments to the Rules and Regulations 74 11.7 Contact 77
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History of Amendments to the Rules and Regulations
All amendments listed with effect prior to July 2019 are amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the former Equity Indices of Deutsche Börse AG.
Amendments listed as of August 2019 are amendments to the Rules and Regulations of STOXX Ltd in continuation of the Rules and Regulations of the former Equity Indices of Deutsche Börse AG.
- Creation of Version 10.1 effective Clarifications relating to EU Benchmark Regulation of former 16/08/2019 - version 9.2.4 - Changes relating to the transfer of index administration to STOXX Ltd. - Inclusion of the ÖkoDAX into Equity Guide in Chapter 4.1.6 effective - Creation of version 9.2.4: 26/06/2019 - Adoption of chapter 8.4 Spin-offs to consider “multiple spin- offs” - Adjustment of references concerning family ownership in chapter 2.3 Free Float due to the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) effective for index - Creation of version 9.2.3: calculation as of - Removal of 2-months Euribor from calculation of X-indices December 2018 effective - Creation Version 9.2.2: 23/10/2018 - Change of the logic for timing of the advisory board meeting - Include cut-off time at cut-off date for creation of the ranking list - Rule Clarification chapter 4.1.1.2: Inclusion in the Ranking List in the event of several share classes - Deletion of chapter 4.1.1.4 “Transition Rule” and deletion of note about the relevance of the Index Guide/ Transition rules - Reintegration of the sequential production of the ranking list - Correction of wording for X-Indices - Clarification of chaining for equally weighted indices effective - Creation of version 9.2.1: 24/09/2018 - Termination of calculation and dissemination of Midcap Market Index effective - Creation of version 9.2.0: 31/08/2018 - Addition of note about the relevance of the Index Guide / transition rules - Addition of chapter 4.1.1.4: Transition rules
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effective - Creation of version 9.1.0: 05/06/2018 - Launch of DAX Net Return CHF Index - Chapter 9.6: Inclusion of DAX Currency Variants effective for index - Creation of Version 9.0.0 calculation as of - Change of index methodology for MDAX, SDAX, TecDAX and September derived indices (e.g. HDAX): Elimination of the separation rebalancing 2018 between Tech and Classic in selection criteria for MDAX and SDAX, inclusion of specific DAX-companies in TecDAX - Increase in number of components from 50 to 60 for MDAX and from 50 to 70 for SDAX effective - Creation of version 8.6.0: 28/05/2018 - Chapter 4.1.1.3 1): Adjustment of Fast Exit Rule effective - Creation of version 8.5.0: 16/05/2018 - Launch of DAX® ex Financials 30 Net Return Index effective - Creation of version 8.4.0: 07/02/2018 - Launch of Scale 30 Index effective - Creation of version 8.3.0: 29/12/2017 - Adjustment of selection criteria for ex Financials indices 4.1.3 & 4.1.5 effective - Creation of version 8.2.1: 08/05/2017 - Adaption of contact details effective - Creation of version 8.2.0: 15/03/2017 - Discontinuation of Entry All Share Index and Entry Standard Index - Change of index methodology for all indices that are based on the Entry Standard Segment: Scale All Share replaces Entry All Share Index effective - Creation of version 8.1.0: 01/03/2017 - Chapter 4.1.1.2: Introduction sequential creation of the ranking list in order to make changes in DAX® transparent on MDAX®, SDAX®, TecDAX® ranking lists - Chapter 5.1.7: Adjustment: requirements for conversion into tendered shares effective - Creation of version 8.0.2: 30/11/2016 - Chapter 4.1.1.1: Correction of wording in chapter 4.1.1.2 - Chapter 4.1.1.1: Shifting of the basic criteria minimum reference since first listing in 4.1.1.2 - Chapter 6.3.4: Concretion of the DAX®-opening criteria, Introduction of net return versions for DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX®, TecDAX® - Chapter 3.5.1: Introduction of XDAXDAX® Index
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effective - Creation of version 8.0.1: 05/09/2016 - Change only applicable to English version of the Guide to the Equity Indices of Deutsche Börse - 4.1.1.3: - Correction of wording within Regular Exit rule effective - Creation of version 8.0: 05/09/2016 - Chapter 4.1.1: Introduction of entirely quantitative rules for index composition of MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX® after model of DAX® effective - Creation of version 7.2: 31/05/2016 - Chapter 4.1.1.1: Correction of paragraph “Expanded basic criteria for foreign companies” effective - Creation of version 7.1: 26/04/2016 - Chapter 3: Correction of typo in table ‘General Index Information’ falsely displaying the General Standard Index as FF-MCAP when it is actually MCAP weighted - Chapter 6.3.6: Edit of wording for the index-specific deviation threshold from one index tick to another effective - Chapter 6.3: Shift of the DAX® opening criterion from 9:03 18/01/2016 a.m. to 9:06 a.m. effective - Version 7.0: Restructuring of Guidebook 15/12/2015
CDAX®, Classic All Share®, DAX®, Eurex®, FDAX®, FWB® Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, HDAX®, MDAX®, NEMAX50®, ODAX®, SDAX®, SMAX®, TecDAX®, Xetra®, X-DAX®, X-MDAX®, X-TecDAX® and XTF® Exchange Traded Funds are registered trademarks of Deutsche Börse AG/Group.
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1 Introduction
1.1 Principles for Index Calculation
The DAX Equity Indices are calculated based on the following principles wherever possible:
▪ Representative: The indices aim to best represent the performance of the target market ▪ Tradeable: Index components are tradeable in relation to the size of the companies and the target market ▪ Replicable: Performance of indices can be tracked by an actual portfolio ▪ Stable: High degree of index continuity ▪ Rules-based: Index calculation and changes to the index composition follow transparent rules ▪ Predictable: Changes to index rules are publicly announced with a reasonable notice period (generally at least 2 trading days), and are never implemented retroactively ▪ Transparent: Decisions are based on public information
1.2 Advisory Body
The Advisory Board for Equity Indices (Arbeitskreis Aktienindizes) provides ad hoc advice to potential issues related to indices administered by STOXX Ltd. It acts as an advisory body based on the basic principles mentioned and the rules of these guidelines. The Advisory Board does not take binding decisions on behalf of STOXX Ltd.
The Advisory Board for Equity Indices consists of employees appointed by STOXX Ltd. and representatives of leading national and international financial institutions. The Advisory Board's meetings usually take place not later than the sixth trading day in March, June, September and December. Extraordinary meetings may also be convened.
1.3 Discretion
Save for the cases expressly described in this Guide, the index methodology is entirely rule-based and automatic. Discretion only applies if expressly stated and must be exercised as provided for in this Guide.
1.3.1 Exercise of Discretion Discretion may only be exercised with a view to resolve issues arising in maintaining the prevailing index methodology in response to unanticipated events, with an overarching aim to accurately and reliably measuring the market or economic realities as defined in this Guide.
In accordance with BMR, discretion shall be exercised in line with the following principles:
▪ The body or person(s) exercising discretion must not be affected by a conflict of interest;
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▪ The body or person(s) exercising discretion must have the requisite skills, knowledge and experience to exercise such discretion; ▪ All facts and circumstances relevant for the exercise of discretion must have been established and properly documented prior to the exercise of discretion; ▪ The exercise of discretion must comply with all applicable laws and regulations; ▪ The body or person(s) exercising discretion must act on the basis of only the relevant facts and circumstances, must give proper weight to the various considerations taken into account, and must ignore irrelevant facts and circumstances; ▪ The body or person(s) exercising discretion must act with a view to resolve the issue arising link to [economic reality] fulfil the purpose set-out above; and ▪ The body or person(s) exercising discretion must act honestly, reasonably, impartially and in good faith.
Discretionary Rule: Any exercise of discretion must take into account the rationale of the index, the purpose of the rules with regard to which discretion is exercised, the objective to preserve market integrity and reliability of the index calculation to avoid undue market impact, the technical feasibility and economic reasonableness, and the interest of licensees or investors.
The cases in which STOXX Ltd. may exercise discretion with regard to the index methodology and its application are noted in the respective rules of this Guide.
The following bodies are involved in the decision-making process relevant for the indices governed by this Guide:
▪ Product Initiation Committee (PIC), ▪ Product Approval Committee (PAC), ▪ Index Operations Committee (IOC), ▪ Index Management Committee (IMC), ▪ Index Governance Committee (IGC), ▪ Oversight Committee (OC), ▪ Management Board (MB).
The following table summarizes the cases in which STOXX Ltd. Committee(s) may exercise discretion with regard to the index methodology and its application:
Case Responsible STOXX Committee
Index Termination IMC, IGC
Sector Affiliation IMC, IGC
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Exclusion from Rankings IGC
Deviation from Fast Exit/Fast Entry rules and Regular Exit/Regular Entry rules in IGC exceptional cases
Procedure in case if a breach of the Basic Criteria IGC
Procedure in case if a breach of the Volatility Criteria IGC
Non-rule based Correction IOC, IMC, IGC
Deviation from notification procedure regarding Calculation Errors IOC, IMC, IGC
Determination of expected price to new shares in case of Subscription Rights on Other IGC Share Classes
Procedure for Subscription Rights on Instruments with Embedded Options IGC
Limitations IGC
Annual methodology review schedule IMC, IGC
Initiation of ad hoc methodology reviews IMC
Determination regarding materiality of changes to the index methodology IMC
Deviation from standard consultation period in case of material changes of the index IGC methodology
Decision whether material change shall become effective IGC
Decision to conduct another consultation in case of material changes of the index IGC, OC methodology
Deviation from notification procedure in case of material changes of the index IGC methodology
Deviations from notification procedure in case of non-material changes of the index IMC methodology
1.4 Index Termination Policy
For the termination of an index or an index family for which there are financial products issued on the market, to the knowledge of STOXX Ltd., a market consultation will be initiated by STOXX Ltd. in advance of the termination. The length of the consultation period will be defined in advance based on the specific issues of each proposed
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termination subject to STOXX Benchmark Transition Policy (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). During the term of the consultation period, clients and third parties will have the chance to share their concerns regarding the termination of the index or index family. Based on the collected feedback, STOXX Ltd. may rethink its decision to terminate an index or an index family (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). At the end of the consultation period, STOXX Ltd. will publicly announce its final decision about the termination. A transition period will be granted in the event of termination (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). For the termination of an index or index family for which there are no financial products issued on the market, no market consultation will be conducted.
2 Determination of Index Parameters
2.1 Ex-Dividend Date
The ex-dividend date is the date after which securities without a specific capital measure, e.g. spin-off, or without a specific right, e.g. dividend claim or subscription right, are traded.
2.2 Fixed Holdings
The shares of a company that are not assigned to the free float are considered fixed holdings. These shares cannot be freely traded by definition.
2.3 Free Float
1. Free float refers to the freely tradeable shares of a company that are not held in fixed ownership. The following rules apply to determine the free float: All shareholdings of an owner which, on an accumulated basis, account for at least 5 percent of a company’s share capital attributed to a class of shares are considered to be non-free float. Shareholdings of an owner also include shareholdings
▪ held by the family of the owner as defined by section 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR),
▪ for which a pooling has been arranged in which the owner has an interest,
▪ managed or kept in safe custody by a third party for the account of the owner,
▪ held by a company which the owner controls as defined by section 290 (2) of the German Commercial Code (HGB),
▪ subject to a statutory or contractual qualifying period of at least six months.
This does not include shareholdings of
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▪ asset managers and trust companies,
▪ funds and pension funds,
▪ investment companies or foreign investment companies in their respective special fund assets
insofar as they are held as part of short-term investment strategies and the size of a shareholding does not exceed 25 percent of a company’s share capital. This does not apply to shareholdings held by venture capital companies, government funds or shareholdings held by their financial agencies, or supranational funds.
In this context, shares for which the acquirer has at the time of purchase clearly and publicly stated that strategic goals are being pursued and that the intention is to influence the company policies and ongoing business of the company in the long-term are not considered a short-term investment. In addition, shares having been acquired through a public purchase offer will not be considered a short-term investment.
2. Shares of an owner that are subject to a statutory or contractual qualifying period of at least six months with regard to their disposal and shares held by the issuing company (treasury shares) are – irrespective of the size of a shareholding – always considered fixed holdings.
3. In case of an ongoing takeover, shares that are under the control of the overtaking companies via derivatives will also be considered for the determination of the stock’s free float. The derivatives need to be subject to registration and correspondingly registered according to legislation in WpHG and WpÜG.
The various criteria laid down in numbers 1 to 3 are also fully applied to classes of shares that are subject to restrictions of ownership. For the purpose of the determination of the free float as described above, each ISIN under which shares are traded is considered a separate share class.
If STOXX Ltd. determines and publishes a company‘s free float within the framework of a scheduled chaining, this free float factor will only be changed or corrected at the next scheduled chaining date. This is also the case if STOXX Ltd. learns of facts or circumstances following the determination of the free float that would have resulted in the determination of a different free float factor had they been known at the time of the determination.
2.4 Free Float Market Capitalisation
Free float market capitalisation is the product of market capitalisation and the free float factor.
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2.5 Share Capital
The share capital is the number of all outstanding shares in a company.
2.6 Main Focus of Trade on Xetra®
A company focuses its trading volume on Xetra® if at least 33% of its total turnover within the EU or the EFTA has been transacted via Xetra® over the last 12 months. The total turnover includes the turnover of all stock listings belonging to a company that arise due to trading on regulated exchanges and multilateral trading facilities (MTF1).
2.7 Legal Headquarters
The operating centre (head office) of commercial companies is termed the legal headquarters. It is generally specified in the articles of association.
2.8 Operating Headquarters
The operational headquarters is the headquarters of the (division) executive management or the headquarters of the (division) administrative management.
2.9 Market Capitalisation
The product of the number of outstanding shares in a company and the price of the respective share class is defined as the market capitalisation of a share class.
2.10 Order Book Volume
The sum of the turnover determined on Xetra® for the respective share classes of a company is defined as the order book volume.
The period, over which the turnover is calculated, is stipulated individually for each index type and will be applied pursuant to the specific provisions for the respective index type.
2.11 Sector Affiliation
For the purpose of Sector Indices as described in Section 3.3 companies are assigned to the sectors according to the sector classification (under Section 11.4). Sector assignment is
1 according to classification by ESMA
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dependent upon the respective company’s sales focus. The sector assignment of all Prime Standard listed companies will be assessed on a regular basis in August each year, effective the following month in September.
The following rule shall apply for investment companies: Investment companies are initially allocated to the Financial Services/Private Equity & Venture Capital sector. If the activities of a company extend to several industrial areas, the company is allocated to the “Industrial/Industrial Diversified” sector (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
The adjustment of sector classifications is described in Section 4.3.
2.12 XLM – Xetra® Liquidity Measure
The Xetra® Liquidity Measure (XLM)2 is given in basis points (100 basis points = 1 percent) and relates to the relevant market impact costs of the so-called “roundtrip” (simultaneous purchase and sale of a position) for a given order volume. Since July 2002, the measure has been calculated over the entire trading day for all shares in continuous trading on Xetra®. An XLM of 10 basis points and an order volume of €25,000, for example, mean that the market impact costs for the purchase and sale of this share totalled €25. The lower the XLM, the lower the market impact costs for the trading of a share and the higher the liquidity of a share and its trading efficiency.
2 http://www.xetra.com/xetra-de/handel/marktqualitaet/xlm-xetra-liquiditaetsmass
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3 General Index Information
No. Weighti Cap 4 Calc. ng Trading Calc. Index compan Base date Sector Segment 3 Basis limit Form interval ies Tech & FF- DAX® 30 1000 30.12.1987 Prime 10 % Continuous 1 Sec. Classic MCap Tech & FF- MDAX® 60 1000 30.12.1987 Prime 10 % Continuous 1 Sec. Classic MCap Tech & FF- SDAX® 70 1000 30.12.1987 Prime 10 % Continuous 60 Sec. Classic MCap FF- TecDAX® 30 1000 30.12.1997 Tech Prime 10 % Continuous 1 Sec. MCap Tech & FF-
HDAX® Variable 500 30.12.1987 Prime 10 % Continuous 60 Sec.
indices
Classic MCap
ÖkoDAX FF- 10 100 21.03.2003 Tech Prime - Continuous 60 Sec. MCap Selection Continuous General Standard 200 1000 21.03.2003 - General MCap - & One- 60 Sec. Index auction Scale 30 30 1000 17.03.2017 - Scale MCap 10 % Continuous 60 Sec. DAX® ex FF- Variable 1000 02.12.2002 - Prime - Continuous 1 Sec. Financials MCap DAX® ex FF- 30 1000 30.12.2003 - Prime 10 % Continuous 1 Sec. Financials 30 MCap
® Prime, MCap DAX Tech & 100 1000 20.03.2008 General 15 % Continuous 60 Sec. International 100 Classic &Scale Prime, MCap Continuous DAX® Tech &
International 100 1000 20.03.2008 General 15 % & One- 60 Sec. International Mid Classic &Scale auction Continuous Tech & FF- Prime AS Variable 1000 21.03.2003 Prime - & One- 60 Sec. Classic MCap auction
Continuous Indices
- Tech & Prime & FF- CDAX® Variable 100 30.12.1987 - & One- 60 Sec. Classic General MCap auction
AllShare Continuous FF- Tech AS Variable 1000 30.12.1997 Tech Prime - & One- 60 Sec. MCap auction
3 As of the chaining day in September 2006 the cap limit was lowered to 10 percent.
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No. Weighti Cap 4 Calc. ng Trading Calc. Index compan Base date Sector Segment 3 Basis limit Form interval ies Continuous FF- Classic AS Variable 1000 21.03.2003 Classic Prime - & One- 60 Sec. MCap auction Continuous General AS Variable 1000 21.03.2003 - General MCap - & One- 60 Sec. auction Equal- Continuous Scale AS Variable 1000 28.02.2017 - Scale weight - & One- 60 Sec. ed auction FF- Continuous Tech & DAXsupersector Variable 100 21.03.2003 Prime MCap/ 10% & One- 60 Sec. Classic GG auction Continuous Tech & FF-
DAXsector Variable 100 30.12.1987 Prime - & One- 60 Sec. Classic MCap auction
Continuous Indices Tech & FF- Once a - DAXsubsector Variable 100 21.03.2003 Prime - & One-
Classic MCap day tor c auction
Se Prime, Continuous DAXsector All Variable 100 20.03.2008 - General MCap - & One- 60 Sec. & Scale auction Prime, Continuous DAXsubsector Once a Variable 100 20.03.2008 - General MCap - & One- All day & Scale auction
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3.1 Selection Indices
The Selection Indices represent the largest companies with the highest turnovers in their segment. The diagram below provides an overview of the most important selection indices:
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DAX ® The DAX® Index tracks the segment of blue chips permitted in Prime Standard. It includes the 30 largest companies with the highest turnover on the FWB® Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The detailed admission criteria are given in section 4.1.
The DAX® price index has continued the Börsen-Zeitung index, which historically extends back to 1959, since its introduction.
MDAX®
MDAX® includes the 60 companies which follow after DAX® companies in terms of market capitalisation and turnover. The detailed admission criteria are given in section 4.1.
SDAX®
SDAX® includes the 70 companies which follow after MDAX® companies in terms of market capitalisation and turnover. The detailed admission criteria are given in section 4.1.
TecDAX®
The TecDAX® Index includes the 30 largest and most liquid tech companies in terms of market capitalisation and turnover. Tech is hereby defined according to the sector classification in section 11.4. The detailed admission criteria are given in section 4.1. TecDAX® has continued NEMAX® 50’s historical index data since the latter’s discontinuation.
HDAX®
Together, the 30 companies from DAX® Index, the 60 companies from MDAX® Index and the 30 companies from TecDAX® index form HDAX®’s index portfolio. Hereby, companies that are included in both TecDAX and DAX or MDAX are considered only once. As a result, this index includes the large and medium-sized companies in Prime Standard without any sector restriction.
General Standard Index
The General Standard Index includes the 200 companies with the highest turnovers (in the preceding twelve months) from the General Standard segment. To prevent the largest companies measured by market capitalisation from dominating the General Standard segment, only companies with a market capitalisation of less than €5 billion are considered.
Scale 30 Index
The Scale 30 Index selects the most liquid companies from the Scale segment. It covers the ® 30 most liquid companies by 12M Turnover that are trading on Xetra . Similar to the ® methodology of the DAX family, trading value from Frankfurt as well as Xetra are taken into account. The Scale 30 Index offers a liquid alternative for qualified investors who are able to evaluate the opportunities and risks in a market segment with low transparency standards.
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DAX® ex Financials Index
DAX® ex Financials Index corresponds to the composition of the DAX® Index excluding the FIRE supersector (banks, financial services and insurance). It therefore tracks the blue chips permitted in Prime Standard but which are not part of the FIRE supersector. It thus includes a variable number of companies which tends to be lower than 30. The detailed admission criteria are given in section 4.1.4.
DAX® ex Financials 30 Index
The DAX® ex Financials 30 Index tracks the blue chips permitted in Prime Standard which do not belong to the FIRE supersector (banks, financial services and insurance). Unlike DAX® ex Financials, it always has 30 companies. These are selected according to market capitalisation and turnover. The detailed admission criteria are given in section 4.1.5.
ÖkoDAX
The ÖkoDAX Index selects the 10 largest stocks from the DAX Renewable Energy Sector by free-float market capitalisation, applying an equal weighting of index constitutes. The detailed criteria of constituent selection are given in section 4.1.6
3.2 All Share Indices
Prime All Share
Each of the companies listed on Xetra® can decide whether to apply to be listed in General, Prime or Scale Segment. Inclusion in Prime Standard results in higher post-admission obligations regarding transparency. With Prime All Share, STOXX Ltd. administers an index that measures the overall performance of all the companies in this segment. Technology All Share
All Prime Standard companies below the DAX® Index assigned to technological sectors are summarised in the Technology All Share Index. The restriction to companies below DAX is there to prevent DAX® companies from dominating. The Technology All Share Index has continued NEMAX® All Share’s historical index data since the latter’s discontinuation. Classic All Share
All Prime Standard companies below the DAX® Index assigned to traditional sectors are summarised in the Classic All Share® Index. The restriction to companies below DAX® is there to prevent DAX® companies from dominating. CDAX
The CDAX® Index includes all German companies in the Prime Standard and General Standard segments. CDAX therefore measures the performance of the entire German stock market and is ideal for analysis purposes.
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General All Share
Similar to Prime All Share, the General All Share Index includes all companies listed in the General Standard segment and outlines the performance of this segment. Scale All Share Index The Scale All Share Index includes all companies in the Scale segment. It therefore describes the overall performance of all companies in the Scale segment. The Scale All Share is geared primarily towards qualified investors who are able to evaluate the opportunities and risks in a market segment with low transparency standards.
3.3 Sector Indices
STOXX Ltd. calculates sector indices for the Prime Standard segment as well as for a larger representative portfolio comprising all companies listed in Prime Standard, General Standard and Scale segment.
For both the Prime segment as well as the larger portfolio, 18 sector indices and 63 subsector indices are provided. In addition nine supersector indices are calculated for the Prime segment. Sector and subsector indices are designed as All Share indices, whereas only companies with an ADTV5 of at least €1 million qualify for the supersector indices. The various Prime sectors have been based on the historical index data of the CDAX® sector indices since April 1999. In the appendix a table shows the different supersectors, sectors and subsectors (section 11.4). The classification of companies into the respective traditional or technology sectors is done on the basis of the subsectors (section 11.4). The diagram below provides an overview of the sector indices:
3.4 International Indices
In order to provide a visibility platform for all German and foreign companies listed on the FWB® Frankfurt Stock Exchange, STOXX Ltd. calculates international indices that each
5 ADTV = average daily trading volume
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contain 100 German and 100 foreign companies. These 200 companies listed in either Prime Standard, General Standard or Scale segment are selected on the basis of their order ® book volumes on Xetra over the last three months. The DAX International 100 comprises the first 100 companies based on the previous three months’ turnover and the subsequent 100 companies by the same criterion form the portfolio of DAX International Mid 100.
3.5 Index-Based Calculation Products
3.5.1 X-Indices The X-indices X-DAX®, X-MDAX® and X-TecDAX® are calculated on the basis of events and distributed from 8:00 am until 9:00 am (X-DAX®: until DAX-opening6) and from 5:30 pm until 10:15 pm. The calculation of the X-DAX Index is based on the daily comparison of the DAX® index values with the respective future. The calculation of the X-MDAX and the X- TecDAX is based on “cost of carry”-adjusted MDAX® and TecDAX® futures prices. The X- indices act as indicators for market development outside Xetra® trading hours.
The longer computation time of X-indices covers the entire trading time of US stock exchanges.
XDAXDAX® is calculated and distributed as a combination of X-DAX® and DAX®. This serves the need of market participants to monitor the price change of DAX® during the trading day including pre and post DAX® indicators in one time series. With XDAXDAX® DAX® and X- DAX® are merged and distributed using one ISIN.
3.5.2 Late/Early Indices Outside Xetra® trading hours, STOXX Ltd. calculates the indices L/E-DAX, L/E-MDAX, L/E- ® SDAX and L/E-TecDAX every 60 seconds using prices traded on Xetra Frankfurt (previously: FWB® floor trading). These indices correspond in composition to the respective DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX® indices. They serve as an indicator of market development outside the regular Xetra® trading period for investors. All L/E indices are calculated as performance indices only.
6 Valid as of 8 February 2010.
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4 Regular Index Review
Depending on the concept of composition, indices are either designed to be All Share indices (including Sector indices) or Selection indices.
4.1 Selection Indices
The Selection Indices represent the largest companies with the highest turnovers in their segments. These are selected according to market capitalisation and order book volume. The indices are DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX®, TecDAX®, HDAX®, General Standard Index, DAX® ex Financials Index and DAX® ex Financials 30 Index.
4.1.1 DAX, MDAX, SDAX and TecDAX
4.1.1.1 Basic Criteria The basic criteria for including companies in DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX are: • An existing listing in the Prime Standard segment (i.e. there is no public information on the existence of an application for revocation pursuant to § 46 of the Exchange Rules for the FWB®) • Continuous trading on Xetra® • Minimum free float of 10% • Legal headquarters or operating headquarters in Germany
Expanded basic criteria for foreign companies:
Foreign companies must • have a registered office in Germany. Other than the registered office this can also be an operating headquarter or • have their focus of trading volume on Xetra® (see section 2.6) and their Legal headquarters in an EU or EFTA country
4.1.1.2 Equity Index Rankings The selection of companies in the DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX® indices is based on the quantitative criteria of order book volume and free float market capitalisation. The reporting date for collecting data is the last trading day of the month for which the ranking list is created. The ranking list is created and published monthly by STOXX Ltd..
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To create the ranking list, the parameters relevant for the allocation of a rank – order book volume and free float market capitalisation – are recorded and the basis criteria are checked on the recording date (last trading day of the month).
The following applies to free float market capitalisation:
A volume-weighted average price over 20-trading days (20-trading day VWAP) is used to calculate the free float market capitalisation. This is calculated as the average value of daily volume-weighted average prices based on Xetra® prices (VWAP) of the last 20 trading days in a class. The 20-trading day VWAP on the last trading day of a month is used to create the ranking list.
The following applies to the order book volume:
The order book volume is the sum of the daily turnover of a class over a period of 12 months. The following special provisions apply:
• If the order book volumes of a company are not available for the whole twelve-month period due to the time of its commencement of trading or its initial listing on one of the transparency standards, the order book volumes of the first 20 trading days are taken away, and the remainder of the relevant data is linearly projected for twelve months. This procedure, however, is only applicable to companies which have been traded for at least 30 days as per the reporting date, taking order book volumes of at least ten days into account for projection purposes. • If the transparency standard is changed (Scale segment, General and Prime Standard), the order book volumes from the original transparency standard are taken into account. • In the case of a merger of two companies, the order book volumes of both companies are aggregated, provided that both companies were listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange prior to the merger. A requirement for aggregating order book volumes is that the company or companies that no longer exist are no longer listed separately on one of the transparency standards (Prime, General Standard or Scale segment or Basic Board) on the FWB® Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The order book volumes are aggregated retroactively at this point for the allocation of a rank.
Inclusion in the Ranking List There are two different Ranking Lists, one for DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and one for TecDAX®, where ranks start with 1 in each part. The ranking lists are produced sequentially.
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All of the share classes listed on Prime Standard on Xetra® are listed on the ranking list for DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX®. A ranking is given to the share classes that meet the basis criteria according to section 4.1.1.1. Companies that are first listed at Xetra® have additionally to be listed for a minimum of at least 30 trading days. Classes that do not meet the criteria given in section 4.1.1.1 are listed on the ranking list but do not receive a rank. Each ISIN under which shares in a company are traded is considered a separate class in this regard. If a company has several share classes, only the largest and most liquid share class is given a ranking, as measured by a combined metric of market capitalisation and order book turnover. If the share classes are evaluated equally based on the metric created above, the most liquid one gets a rank.
If subscription rights issued as part of a capital increase are of value on the date of creating the ranking list, the market capitalisation shown on the ranking list will be determined in consideration of the capital increase. In this case, an acceptance ratio of 100% is assumed. If the share capital at the end of the subscription period differs from this, the market capitalisation will be adjusted accordingly.
The ranking list for TecDAX® exclusively contains companies that are defined within chapter 11.4 as “Tech”. It is created in the same way as described above for DAX®, MDAX® and SDAX®.
Exclusion from Ranking 1) A company that is excluded from the selection indices due to a violation of the volatility criterion (see section Error! Reference source not found.) will only be considered for a ranking if its 30-day volatility (annualised volatility of the share price over the last 30 days) falls below 150 percent at the time of ranking and on any of the 14 trading days prior to this date. Re-inclusion in the ranking is also only possible for the company’s class which was excluded from the index. 2) If a foreign company does not meet the trading criteria on Xetra® (see section 2.6) on the monthly ranking list, the company will not be ranked. A foreign company will only be ranked once it meets the trading criteria on Xetra® again. 3) To ensure that the composition of the indices reflects the market and/or economic reality which the indices aim to represent and to avoid that the application of the stated rules leads, in certain unforeseeable circumstances, to misrepresenting results, STOXX Ltd. reserves the right to exclude certain companies from being ranked on the ranking list (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). An appropriate reason for such an exclusion may be, for example, the fact that it is a foreign company with the holding’s headquarters in Germany but the focus of its business activity abroad (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
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4.1.1.3 DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX®, TecDAX®: Application of the selection criteria The index composition of DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX® is reviewed quarterly based on the Fast Exit and Fast Entry rules. The index composition of DAX® is reviewed every September based on the Regular Exit and Regular Entry rules while, the index composition of MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX® is reviewed semi-annually based on the Regular Exit and Regular Entry rules.
The purpose of the review on the basis of the Fast Exit and Fast Entry rules is to account for significant changes in rankings. These changes may occur when companies no longer possess the required size (free float market capitalisation) or liquidity (order book volume), which may arise due to large issues (e.g. major changes in the free float or a steep price drop) and should be taken into consideration promptly in the index.
The “Overview of rules” table shows when and how the rules detailed below apply.
Overview of rules7
DAX® Candidate rank Alternate candidate rank Mar Jun Sep Dec FF MCap8/OB volume9 FF MCap/OB volume Fast Exit 45/45 35/35; 35/40; 35/45 X X X X Fast Entry 25/25 35/35 X X X X Regular Exit 40/40 35/35 X Regular Entry 30/30 35/35 X MDAX® Candidate rank Alternate candidate rank Mar Jun Sep Dec FF MCap/OB volume FF MCap/OB volume Fast Exit 105/105 95/95; 95/100; 95/105 X X X X Fast Entry 85/85 95/95 X X X X Regular Exit 100/100 95/95 X X Regular Entry 90/90 95/95 X X SDAX® Candidate rank Alternate candidate rank Mar Jun Sep Dec FF MCap/OB volume FF MCap/OB volume Fast Exit 175/175 165/165; 165/170; 165/175 X X X X Fast Entry 155/155 165/165 X X X X Regular Exit 170/170 165/165 X X Regular Entry 160/160 165/165 X X
7 The “Overview of rules” table provides a simplified overview of the application of selection criteria. The precise application of the rankings can be seen in rules 1-4.
8 FF MCap: free float market capitalisation
9 OB volume: Order book volume
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TecDAX® Candidate rank Alternate candidate rank Mar Jun Sep Dec FF MCap/OB volume FF MCap/OB volume Fast Exit 45/45 35/35; 35/40; 35/45 X X X X Fast Entry 25/25 35/35 X X X X Regular Exit 40/40 35/35 X X Regular Entry 30/30 35/35 X X
The selection of companies in the DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX® indices is based on the quantitative criteria of free float market capitalisation and order book volume. The currently valid ranking list always forms the basis for the application of the rules outlined below. The four rules are applied successively.
1) Fast Exit: A company in the selection index is replaced if it has a lesser rank than the ‘candidate rank’ in one of the two criteria of free float market capitalisation or order book volume (see the “Overview of rules” table; for example, greater than 45 in the free float market capitalisation criterion or greater than 45 in the order book volume criterion in the DAX® ranks). It is replaced by the company with the highest free float market capitalisation that has the corresponding ranking positions for both criteria in the ‘alternate candidate rank’ stated in the “Overview of rules” table for the respective selection index (e.g. smaller than or equal to 35 in the DAX® ranks). If there are no companies that meet these conditions, the successor is determined by relaxing the order book volume criterion twice gradually, each time by five ranks (e.g. 35/40, then 35/45 in the DAX ranks). If there is still no company that meets the criteria, the company with a free-float market capitalization rank of equal to or less than the rank shown in the column ‘alternate candidate rank’ (e.g. less than or equal to 35 in DAX®) which has the highest turnover (in the preceding twelve months) is determined as the successor.
2) Fast Entry: A company is included in the selection index if it has the same or better rank than the ‘candidate rank’ in both the free float market capitalisation and order book volume criteria (e.g. smaller than or equal to rank 25 for the free float market capitalisation criterion and smaller than or equal to rank 25 in the order book volume criterion in the DAX® ranks). The company with the lowest free float market capitalisation that is ranked worse than the ‘alternate candidate rank’ in one of the criteria is excluded (e.g. greater than 35 in one of the two criteria in the DAX® ranks). If there are no companies in the selection index that meet these criteria, the company with the lowest free float market capitalisation is removed from the selection index.
3) Regular Exit: A company in the selection index will be replaced if it has a worse rank than the ‘candidate rank’ in one of the two criteria of free float market capitalisation or order book volume (for example, greater than 40 in the free float market capitalisation
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criterion or greater than 40 in the order book volume criterion in the DAX® ranks). It will be replaced by the company with the highest free float market capitalisation that has the corresponding ranking positions for both criteria in the ‘alternate candidate rank’ stated in the “Overview of rules” table for the respective selection index (e.g. smaller than or equal to 35 in the DAX® ranks). Notwithstanding the previous sentences, if no successor can be determined, no change takes place.
4) Regular Entry: A company will be included in the selection index if it has the same or better rank than the ‘candidate rank’ in both the free float market capitalisation and order book volume criteria (e.g. smaller than or equal to rank 30 for the free float market capitalisation criterion and smaller than or equal to rank 30 in the order book volume criterion in the DAX® ranks). The company with the lowest free float market capitalisation that is ranked worse than the ‘alternate candidate rank’ in one of the criteria will be excluded (e.g. greater than 35 in one of the two criteria in the DAX® ranks). Notwithstanding the previous sentences, if no alternate candidate can be determined, no exchange takes place.
In principle, the following applies to all four rules: If there are several companies that fulfil the criteria, the best/worst candidate in terms of free float market capitalisation is included/replaced.
In exceptional cases, for example, takeovers announced at short notice or significant changes in the free float, STOXX Ltd. may deviate from rules 1–4 mentioned above (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
Decisions regarding changes to the composition of the selection index are published after 10 p.m. CET on the third trading day in March, June, September and December in a press release and online at http://www.dax-indices.com.
Actions in case of shortfalls or surpluses in the Selection Indices
It may be the case that there is a shortfall in the selection index during the index review. This may occur when a company no longer meets the basic criteria (see 4.1.1.1). An example would be a company publicly announcing the discontinuation of the Prime Standard listing. Remaining in the selection index is, therefore, no longer justified, however this will only take effect in the next regular review. In this case, the company would be removed during the regular review before the application of the four rules above. Consequently, there would be a shortfall in the selection index.
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If there is a shortfall during the regular review before the four rules of the selection indices are applied, a check is performed to see whether there is a relegation candidate from a superior index (e.g. a shortfall may occur in the SDAX® due to an exit from MDAX® and the simultaneous promotion of an SDAX® company). In this case, a review using the Regular Exit rule for the respective selection index will be performed for the exit candidate, reviewing the eligibility for acceptance into the subordinate selection index.
a. If the company meets the Regular Exit rule, the relegation candidate is directly accepted into the selection index in which the shortfall occurred. b. If the Regular Exit rule is not met, the relegation candidate is not accepted directly into the selection index with the shortfall. c. If there are no other relegation candidates and a shortfall continues to exist in the selection index, this shortfall in the selection index is treated as a Fast Exit. Consequently, the Fast Exit rule of the respective selection index with the shortfall is applied. In this case, the company which caused the shortfall is considered the Fast Exit candidate. A company that, in turn, could be accepted into the selection index with the shortfall is found using the Fast Exit rule.
There is still a possibility for a shortfall in the selection index. This may occur when a company that so far had not been included in a selection index as it failed to meet the base criteria (see 4.1.1.1) qualifies for the new index composition and replaces a company. An example of this would be if a company has only recently been listed (IPO). If two companies are exchanged and the example above or a similar situation applies, this may lead to a surplus in the subordinate selection index. If, for example, a recently listed company qualifies directly for the MDAX®, the replaced company could be included into the SDAX® and cause a surplus there.
If a company changes from a selection index into a subordinate selection index without a security from the subordinated selection index being promoted at the same time, this may lead to a surplus of companies (e.g. a recently listed company is promoted to the MDAX® following the regular review. At first the composition of the MDAX® is finalised. As soon as the review of the MDAX® is complete, the review of the exchanged candidate for acceptance into the SDAX® is carried out using the Regular Exit rule). In this case, a check using the Regular Exit rule for the respective selection index is performed for the exit candidate, reviewing the eligibility for acceptance into the subordinated selection index.
a. If the company does not violate the Regular Exit rule, the relegation candidate is directly accepted into the subordinated selection index. b. If the Regular Exit rule is not met, the relegation candidate is not accepted directly into the subordinated selection index with the shortfall.
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c. If there are no other relegation candidates and there is still a shortfall in the selection index, this surplus is treated as a Fast Entry. Consequently, the Fast Entry rule of the respective selection index is applied. In this case, the company that caused the surplus is considered as the Fast Entry candidate. A company that, in turn, could be removed from the selection index with the surplus is found using the Fast Entry rule.
The selection index is restored to the fixed number of companies before the four rules for the relevant selection index are applied (Fast Exit, Fast Entry, Regular Exit and Regular Entry). The aim of this is to ensure that the relevant selection index contains the designated number of companies before the review of the index is performed.
4.1.2 General Standard Index The companies that are included in the General Standard Index must be listed in the General Standard and on Xetra®. If this fundamental prerequisite is met, the 200 most liquid basic values by order book value on Xetra® (in the preceding twelve months) with a market capitalisation of less than €5 billion are selected.
To ensure the continuity of the index, companies which have been taken off the index because they have a market capitalisation of more than €5 billion shall only be included in the list again when they have a market capitalisation of less than €5 billion. In the case of new inclusions on the index, the companies must have been listed in the General Standard segment for at least 30 days.
4.1.3 Scale 30 Index The companies that are included in the Scale 30 Index must be listed in the Scale segment and trading on Xetra®. If this fundamental prerequisite is met, the 30 most liquid companies by order book value on Xetra® (in the preceding twelve months).
To prevent the largest companies from dominating the index, a 10% cap per component is applied. In the case of new inclusions to the index, the companies must have been listed in the Scale segment for at least 30 days (does not apply in case of change in transparency standard).
4.1.4 DAX ex Financials Index DAX® ex Financials Index corresponds to the composition of the DAX® Index excluding the FIRE supersector (Finance, Insurance and Real Estate). It therefore contains the largest companies with the highest turnover from the Prime Standard segment of the Xetra® (in the preceding twelve months) that do not belong to the FIRE supersector. The DAX® Index rules are crucial for inclusion in the index.
According to the specifications for the composition of the DAX® Index, companies in the FIRE supersector are excluded. In addition, also those companies that are classified under “section
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K” (Financials and Insurance) according to the Customer Classification of Deutsche Bundesbank will be excluded from the provision of ranks. The composition of the index is reviewed on a quarterly basis, based on the changes to the DAX® Index. In addition, changes to the sector affiliation of a company are reflected in the index if it belongs to or no longer belongs to the FIRE supersector following reclassification. Similarly, possible changes of the sector affiliation within “section K” of the Customer Classification of Deutsche Bundesbank will also be reflected in the index composition.
4.1.5 DAX ex Financials 30 Index The DAX® ex Financials 30 Index is based on the DAX® Index ranking list and shows the blue chips permitted in Prime Standard which do not belong to the FIRE supersector. It includes the 30 largest companies with the highest turnover on Xetra® (in the preceding twelve months) that do not belong to the FIRE supersector. The DAX® Index rules are crucial for inclusion in the index. The FIRE supersector includes the sectors Finance, Insurance and Real Estate.
The DAX® ex Financials 30 Index ranking list is taken as a basis for the ordinary adjustment. It is created in the same way as the DAX® ranking list, applying the basis criteria listed in section 4.1.1.1, but excluding companies that belong to the FIRE supersector. In addition, also those companies that are classified under “section K” (Financials and Insurance) according to the Customer Classification of Deutsche Bundesbank will be excluded from the provision of ranks. The 30 companies are selected based on the quantitative criteria of order book volume and free float market capitalisation. The criteria are applied analogously as described in section 4.1.1.3. In addition, changes to the sector affiliation of a company are considered if it belongs to or no longer belongs to the FIRE supersector following reclassification. Similarly, possible changes of the sector affiliation within “section K” of the Customer Classification of Deutsche Bundesbank will also be considered in the index composition.
. Candidate rank Alternate candidate rank Mar Jun Sep Dec FF MCap/OB volume FF MCap/OB volume Fast Exit 45/45 35/35; 35/40; 35/45 X X X X Fast Entry 25/25 35/35 X X X X Regular Exit 40/40 35/35 X Regular Entry 30/30 35/35 X
4.1.6 ÖkoDAX DAX ex FinancialsThe ÖkoDAX Index aims to measure the performance of the ten largest stocks by free-float 30market® capitalization from the prime segment of the DAX Renewable Energy Subsector, (index code I1NF in Section 11.5). The equities chosen are included in the index portfolio with equal weighting factors. If an existing stock is declassified it will be replaced with the
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next highest free-float market capitalization stock from the same subsector which will then be included with the same weighting factor as the stock which left. Should less than ten component equities meet the aforementioned criteria, then the index portfolio will be equally weighted amongst those abiding members.
STOXX Ltd. reserves the right to adapt the concept of ÖkoDAX to changing market conditions. The Index is calculated according to the formula set out in Section 6.1.1 which deals with free-float market capitalization weighed indices, the index is published rounded to two decimal places. The index is subject to quarterly chaining as described in Sections 7.
4.2 All Share Indices
All Share Indices include all companies listed in the market segment in question. These are Prime All Share, Technology All Share, Classic All Share®, General All Share, Scale All Share and CDAX®.
4.2.1 Addition A new share class included in the Prime Standard, General Standard or Scale segments of Xetra® is included in the corresponding All Share Index. A distinction is made between two cases: a) A share class is listed on Xetra® for the first time. In this case, the company will be included on the index on the day after it is first listed. b) A share class comes from another segment of Xetra® or was already listed on another stock exchange. The share class is included in the index on the day of the first quotation in the new segment.
4.2.2 Deletion Deletions from the All Share indices are performed after the close of the market on the day on which the company was last listed in the segment.
4.3 Sector Indices
Changes in the sector assignment based on the regular review of Prime Standard listed companies will be reflected for the first time on the August ranking list (published as of the third trading day in September). If a company’s sector classification as described in Section 2.11 changes due to a change of the company’s sales focus (respectively investment focus in case of an investment company) the company will be reclassified on the next chaining date.
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4.3.1 Addition A new share class included in the Prime Standard, General Standard or Scale segments of the Xetra® is included in the corresponding All Share Index. A distinction is made between two cases: a) A share class is listed on the Xetra® for the first time. In this case, the company will be included on the index on the day after it is first listed. b) A share class comes from another segment of the Xetra® or was already listed on another stock exchange. The share class is included in the index on the day of the first quotation in the new segment.
4.3.2 Deletion
Deletions from the segment indices are performed after the close of the market on the day on which the company was last listed in the segment.
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5 Extraordinary Index Review
5.1 Selection Indices
Notwithstanding the rules outlined in section 4.1 on ordinary adjustment, extraordinary changes to the composition must be made if the events described below take place.
A successor is selected based on the currently applicable, i.e. most recently published, ranking list and the rules for an ordinary adjustment in section 4.1.1. The changes in principle take place after the announcement with a notice period of two trading days.
5.1.1 Insolvency of Companies ▪ Companies for which insolvency proceedings are not initiated for lack of assets, or which are currently in liquidation, are immediately removed from the corresponding selection indices.
▪ In contrast, companies that have filed an application for the opening of insolvency proceedings are only removed from the selection indices in the course of the next quarterly review of the index composition. This also holds true once the insolvency proceedings begin.
5.1.2 Breach of the Basis Criteria Companies no longer meeting the basis criteria necessary in order to remain in the index as described in 4.1.1.1, e.g. regarding the minimum free float, a Scale segment, General or Prime Standard listing or continuous trading are removed from the index insofar as STOXX Ltd. becomes aware of this. For DAX, MDAX, SDAX and TecDAX this is done based on the Fast Exit rule. In all other selection indices, the replacement is determined based on the criteria described in Section 4.1.1.1. STOXX Ltd. communicates this decision and replaces the relevant company, usually two full trading days after the announcement (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). In justified cases (e.g. in the event of the inclusion of the successor company in the index), the replacement can be delayed by up to ten trading days (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). Where non-compliance with these rules on a future date is already certain, the relevant company may be replaced as early as on the next chaining date (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
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exceeds 250 percent. The relevant figures are published by Deutsche Börse AG on a daily basis.
5.1.4 Conversion of Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares a) Ordinary shares are already included in the index
No chaining is carried out. The number of shares remains unchanged until the next chaining date.
b) Preferred shares are already included in the index
The ordinary shares are included in the index, taking the place of the preferred shares. The number of ordinary shares and the free float factor are adopted from the class of the preferred shares, and are subject to adjustment only on the next regular chaining date. If the conversion occurs in the ratio 1:1, no further amendments will be carried out. In all other cases the mathematical price difference will be balanced by the ci factor.
5.1.5 Extraordinary Free Float Adjustments If the free float factor of a company included in a selection index changes by more than 10 percentage points during the period between two regular chaining dates due to a corporate measure (e.g. subscription right or changes in share capital), the free float factor will be updated extraordinarily. STOXX Ltd. will announce the new free float factor at least two trading days before the change becomes effective.
Free float adjustments resulting from ongoing acquisitions (acquisitions as defined by the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act (WpÜG)) will be made extraordinarily in the respective index after the initial announcement and the final announcement at the end of each offer period. Index changes will be announced two trading days before the change becomes effective. Shares held in fixed ownership will remain unchanged until further information, i.e. according to the WPHG or other official sources, is available.
The extraordinary adjustment in each case will be carried out as described in section 7.1.1, with the only difference that the index composition will not be changed and only the free float factor of the affected company will be updated.
5.1.6 Adjustments in the Case of Mergers and Acquisitions
Two possible scenarios must be distinguished in this context:
a) The absorbing or emerging company meets the basis criteria for inclusion in the index
As soon as the free float of the absorbed company falls below 10 percent, the company is removed from the index. The absorbed company is replaced by the absorbing or emerging company on the same date.
b) The absorbing company is already included in the index or does not meet the basis criteria for inclusion in the index
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As soon as the free float of the absorbed company falls below 10 percent, the company is removed from the index. On the same date the absorbed company is replaced by a new company.
5.1.7 Conversion into Tendered Shares During the period of a takeover bid or mandatory offer the target company shares tendered for exchange shall be treated as follows:
Where the target company is a component of one of the selection indices and the acceptance rate as shown in the notification pursuant to § 23 I WpÜG is greater than 50% ("acceptance threshold") then the shares in a target company included in an index shall be replaced by the bidder’s shares tendered for exchange without chaining, if the following requirements are met:
• It can be assumed on the basis of the information publicly available at the time the acceptance threshold is exceeded, that the bidder's shares (into which the target company shares tendered for exchange would be converted in the event of a successful takeover) satisfy the criteria for obtain a ranking, as described in Chapter 4.1.1.2. In this respect, for the purposes of making the required predictive decision it is irrelevant whether the bidder's shares (into which the target company shares tendered for exchange could be converted in the event of a successful takeover) already exist prior to the conclusion of the takeover offer, still need to be created, or ® are already listed in Xetra . • The bidder resp. the company resulting from the takeover is not already included in a selection index
The shares tendered for exchange and the other shares not tendered for exchange each form a separate class of shares. If the aforementioned conditions are met then the number of shares and the free-float factor of the class to be replaced shall be adopted and modified only when the next regular chaining takes place.
If the takeover bid or mandatory offer fails, then the shares tendered for exchange shall be removed from the index without chaining and replaced by the shares that were previously included in the index.
5.2 All Share Indices
Mergers of companies result in an extraordinary adjustment to the All Share indices. The acquired companies are deleted if they are no longer listed on the stock exchange and chaining takes place. If the new company is not created from the continuation of the listing of an old company, it is included on the index as a completely new company.
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6 Calculation
6.1 Index Formulas
6.1.1 Index Formula for free-float market capitalisation weighted indices
The selection indices of the DAX® family are capital-weighted. Only the shares in the free float are considered when calculating the capitalisation. The indices are each calculated as price and performance indices. The indices in the DAX® family use the Laspeyres index formula and are calculated as follows:
p ff q c Index K it iT iT it Base t T p q i0 i0
whereby:
cit = Adjustment factor of company i at time t
ffiT = Free float factor of share class i at time T n = Number of shares in the index
pi0 = Closing price of share i on the trading day before the first inclusion in the index
pit = Price of share i at time t
qi0 = Number of shares of company i on the trading day before the first inclusion in the index
qiT = Number of shares of company i at time T
t = calculation time of the index
KT = Index-specific chaining factor valid as of chaining date T T = Date of the last chaining
The formula set out below is equivalent in analytic terms, but designed to achieve relative weightings:
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n ff iT qiT pit (KT n 100 cit ) n i1 qi0 pit Fi i1 i1 Index t n Basis Basis qi0 A pi0 n 100 i1 qi0 i1
n qi0 whereby: A pi0 n 100 i1 qi0 i1
ff iT q iT and: Fi K T n 100 cit q i0 i1
The index calculation can be reproduced in simplified terms by using the expression Fi:
▪ Multiply the current price by the respective Fi weighting factor;
▪ Take the sum of these products; and
▪ Divide this by the base value (A), which remains constant until the index composition is modified.
The Fi factors provide information on the number of shares required from each company to track the underlying index portfolio.
6.1.2 Index Formula for Market Cap-Weighted Indices The same index formula as described under 6.1.1 is used for indices that are not weighted by free float market capitalisation, but by full market capitalisation, with the difference that:
ffiT = 1
6.1.3 Index Formula for Equally Weighted Indices The same index formula as described under 6.1.1 is used for equally weighted indices, such as the Scale All Share, with the difference that:
ffiT = 1
qi0 = Weighting factor of company i on the trading day before the first inclusion in the Scale All Share Index
qiT = Weighting factor of company i at time T
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6.1.4 Specifics of Derived Indices Indices for which another index forms the base universe, e.g. Dax® ex Financials, are designated as derived indices. Companies are selected from this base universe using a certain selection algorithm. As the selection algorithm should represent the only difference from the main index, the index weighting and the capping are not newly defined but are adopted from the parameters of the main index. For that reason, the capping factors of the main index are used unchanged for the derived index.
6.2 Index Formula for X-Indices
6.2.1 Calculation of X-DAX The factor applied to discount the DAX® future (FDAX) will be deducted from the daily deviation of the index future from its underlying index (DAX®).
The X-DAX® is calculated as follows:
1 Indext = FDAXt Dt Where:
FDAX ∑N i i=1 DAX D = i t N
N FDAXi Here, ∑i=1 is the sum of all ratios i=1 to N of the future and index values measured on DAXi a given index calculation date t between the start of the DAX® and 5:15 pm CET. FDAX To prevent distortions due to outliers, the lower and upper deciles of the ratios i are not DAXi considered in the following calculations and N is reduced accordingly. Dt is then used to calculate the X-DAX® between 5:30 pm CET and 10:15 pm CET on date t. To calculate the X-DAX® between 8:00 am CET and the start of the DAX® on the next calculation date (t+1), the discount factor (Dt) is adjusted downwards to take account of the decrease in the time to maturity.
® With Tt being the time to maturity on date t and rt an implicit interest rate, the X-DAX calculation between 8:00 am CET and the start of the DAX® on date t+1 is carried out as follows:
Tt+1 360 Dt+1 = 1 + rt , with rt = (Dt − 1) 360 Tt 1 Indext = FDAXt Dt+1
6.2.2 Calculation of X-MDAX and X-TecDAX X-MDAX® and X-TecDAX® are calculated based on F2MX and FTDX future prices as follows:
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j 1 F Index t Futures t T 1 r F,t t 360
Where:
j = Index j stands for the respective index, X-MDAX® or X-TecDAX®
F Futurest = Last price of future F (F2MX or FTDX) on index j with the shortest time to maturity
TF,t = Number of days to maturity of future F at time t
rt = Risk-free interest rate at time t
t = Time of calculation
The risk-free interest rate is derived by interpolation from the rates for unsecured money market transactions (Eonia, Euribor) as described below:
Tk1 TF ,t TF ,t Tk rt rk rk1 , where Tk TF,t Tk1 Tk1 Tk Tk1 Tk
Where:
Tk,Tk+1 = Number of days in the respective class
TF,t = Number of days to maturity of future F at time t
k = Classes (Eonia, 1-, 3-, 6-months Euribor)
t = Time of calculation
The number of days to the maturity of the respective future F (TF,t) is determined daily after close of calculation of the indices. It is calculated as the difference between the maturity date and the current date. It is constant for the entire trading day.
6.3 Calculation Details
6.3.1 Basis of Calculation
The equity indices use prices from most recent transactions from Xetra® for all DAX indices wherever possible. For any deviations of this principle such as in the case of incidents where it is not possible to obtain observable bona fide, arms-length, transactions for a specific index (e.g. in case of market disruptions) the governance process outlined in Section 1.3 should be followed for approval of such deviations.
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6.3.2 Daily Settlement Indices For DAX®, MDAX® and TecDAX® an option settlement index is calculated once a day, using the prices determined in the course of the midday intra-day auction on Xetra®. If no price results from the midday intra-day auction for a company, the next price available is used. In the event that a current price is not available by the end of the calculation period, the last price available is used for calculation.
On chaining days a future settlement index is calculated analogously.
6.3.3 Currency Conversion The indices are available in the currencies set forth in the Vendor Code Sheet which is available on the DAX website www.dax-indices.com/resources. Selected indices (DAX® and HDAX®) are calculated in non-EUR currencies. The intraday currency conversion is based on the spot rates provided by Refinitiv, previously Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters. The WM/Reuters currency fixing rates from 5:00 pm CET are used to calculate the indices’ closing values.
6.3.4 Prices Used, Calculation Frequency and Start Index calculation is performed on every trading day of FWB® Frankfurt Stock Exchange, using prices traded on Deutsche Börse’s electronic trading system Xetra®, whereby the last determined prices are used.
The various performance indices are calculated continuously during the day, whereas computation of the price indices is carried out once a day, at the close of trading.
The price index of the General Standard Index is calculated continuously every 60 seconds, while the performance index and subsector indices are calculated once at the close of trading.
A daily settlement price is calculated once a day for each index involved (on the basis of intra-day midday auction prices) as soon as all prices for the component issues of the respective index are available.
The selection indices (calculated once a second or once a minute) are published as soon as current prices are available for a minimum number of companies belonging to the respective indices. The calculation of the blue chip index DAX® starts as soon as prices for all companies are available that are currently in the index, latest at 9:06 am. If no opening prices for individual companies are available, the respective closing prices of the previous day are used instead to calculate the indices. The minimum number required for the calculation of the respective indices can be found in the following table.
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SDAX® 55 70 No TecDAX® 20 30 Yes HDAX® 75X Variable No • x DAX® ex Financials10 - / 9:06 am Variable Yes DAX® ex Financials30• 30x / 9:06 am 30 Yes • x General30 Standard - / 9:00 am 200 No • x Index x x In the event of a suspension during trading hours, the last price determined before such a suspension is used for all subsequent computations. If such suspension occurs before the start of trading, the closing price of the previous day is used instead. The closing index level ® is calculated using the respective closing prices (or last prices) established on Xetra .
6.3.5 Computational Accuracy The K chaining factors are used and published as figures rounded to seven decimal places. T
The cit adjustment factors are included in the index formula, expressed in six decimal places. In the event of several adjustment events coinciding, such as “ex-dividend” and “ex subscription right” markdowns on the same day, only one single adjustment factor (six decimal places) is computed using the total markdown. Where several adjustment events are required for a single share but at different times, the factors rounded in such a way are multiplied by each other, and the product is rounded to six decimal places again.
When determining the cit adjustment factor for subscription rights, the rights value is used rounded to two decimal places. Only in the case of a capital increase using company reserves will such a rights value not be rounded. If a dividend disadvantage has to be prorated (e.g. for three months), the value of such a disadvantage used for index calculation is rounded to two decimal places.
The free float factors are used as figures rounded to four decimal places.
The indices are rounded to two decimal places and published accordingly. The Fi factors are rounded to five decimal places and published accordingly, changing with each share-specific adjustment. If a dividend disadvantage has to be prorated, the value of such a disadvantage used for index calculation is rounded to two decimal places.
6.3.6 Index Flags and Corrections An index is published with the label “A” (“amtlich”) once the opening criteria are fulfilled. Where the opening criteria have not been met for an index on a certain trading day, an index value is derived from the last available prices at the end of the calculation period. Accordingly, this index is labelled “I” (indicative). If the number of corresponding securities is
10 The actual number depends on the current number of companies in the index. Hence opening prices need to be available for all companies that are currently included in the index.
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between the minimum number and the total number shown in the table, the indices are also labelled “R” (representative).
Subsequent index ticks are continuously checked for its deviation. Once an index specific threshold is breached, the corresponding index ticks are disseminated with an index supplement "U" (for unchecked, instead of "A" for amtlich) and an immediate operational check is triggered. If the deviation was justified (e.g. due to market conditions), the index will manually be switched back to "A", i.e. labelled in line with its corresponding status.
6.4 Calculation Correction
This section outlines the rules and procedures applicable in case of a calculation error meaning the provision of index values, use of index constituents or other elements or the application of weightings, cappings, or other aspects of the index methodology in a manner that is not in line with this index methodology, e.g. due to a mistake, incorrect input data, etc.
6.4.1 Rule-based Correction STOXX Ltd. corrects a Calculation Error without delay on the dissemination day it occurred, provided that STOXX Ltd. becomes aware of such Calculation Error before 15:30 CET of that dissemination day and insofar as technical and operational feasible. STOXX Ltd. does not change intraday index constituents of an index.
If STOXX Ltd. became aware of a Calculation Error at or after 15:30 CET, STOXX Ltd. aims at correcting the Calculation Errors as of the end of the next dissemination day, including corrections to index constituents.
STOXX Ltd. amends without undue delay previous incorrect index values or input data only if required to calculate subsequent index values. Incorrect real-time index values disseminated before the effective time of the correction are not restated.
6.4.2 Non-rule based Correction If the above-outlined rule-based error correction cannot be applied, the IGC assess without undue delay:
▪ if and how the Calculation Error should be corrected, including if the index shall be restated, and/or
▪ if the dissemination of index values shall be suspended (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
An index should be restated, where the performance of the index (other than Selection Indices) can no longer be replicated. A suspension of index dissemination is triggered when IGC decide that the correction will take a significant time during which misleading index values could lead to financial, legal and reputation risks (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
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STOXX Ltd. suspends the dissemination of an index at the latest at the end of the dissemination day after it became aware of a Calculation Error, if the Calculation Error has not been corrected by then.
STOXX Ltd. will resume the dissemination of the index as soon as the correct index calculation is feasible and the correct historical values are available.
6.4.3 Notifications In general, notifications take the form of an announcement on the DAX website (http://www.dax- indices.com). Announcements can (but need not, as determined by STOXX Ltd. from time to time) be published via financial relevant media.
With regard to Calculation Errors, STOXX Ltd. issues notifications in accordance with the following rules:
▪ STOXX Ltd. will publish a notification before correcting a Calculation Error. Notifications are effective immediately following their issuance, unless otherwise specified in the notification.
▪ The notification will specify if a Calculation Error will be corrected retrospectively. In case of retrospective correction, STOXX Ltd. will publish the notification using the new end of day closing price.
▪ If STOXX Ltd. decides under Section 6.4.2 that index dissemination is suspended until the Calculation Error is corrected also a resume notification is published specifying the point in time when index dissemination is resumed and the correction will take place.
STOXX Ltd. will refrain from the issuance of a notification if it reaches the view that the issuance of a notification is not in line with applicable laws and may decide to issue such Notification at a later point in time when such reasons have lapsed (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). By reason of force majeure or other events beyond the control of STOXX Ltd. it might become impossible for STOXX Ltd. to issue a notification in due time or by the means set out herein. In such cases STOXX Ltd. may exceptionally issue the notification either subsequently immediately following such event or in any case by other means (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
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7 Chaining
Quarterly chaining is carried out on the respective third Friday in March, June, September and December. The index is calculated on this day using the weights applicable up to that point for the last time. The new weights will apply from the next trading day. Xetra® closing prices on the chaining date form the basis for the chaining.
7.1 Chaining for Free Float Market Cap-Weighted Indices
The portion of share capital attributable to each share class that is deemed free float (see section 2.3) is used for weighting free float market cap-weighted indices. The number of shares comprising the share capital and the free float factor are updated quarterly during the regular chaining process.
7.1.1 Regular Chaining
The quarterly chaining procedure is carried out quarterly and encompasses (with the exception of the Scale All Share Index) the following measures:
▪ Regular changes to the composition of the various indices are implemented.
▪ The number of shares and the respective free float factors are updated in accordance with the capital changes carried out.
▪ The accumulated income from distributions and capital changes is allocated to the index component issues according to the respective new weights. For this
purpose, the individual cit adjustment factors are set to 1.
▪ A chaining factor is calculated to avoid a gap in the respective index.
Chaining is carried out in three steps:
a) Calculation of the index value on the chaining date according to the old weighting scheme
The following applies accordingly:
n pit ffiT qiT cit i1 Index t K T n Base pi0 qi0 i1
This value corresponds to the closing index published on the date of chaining and is used with two decimal places (as published) for all subsequent calculations.
b) Computation of an interim value
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The interim value is computed using the number of shares valid on the chaining date (qi,T+1)
and the current free float factors (ffi,T+1). The cit adjustment factors are set to 1.
The following applies accordingly:
n pit ffi,T1 qi,T1 i1 Interim value n Base pi0 qi0 i1
The interim value is used as an exact figure for subsequent calculations.
c) Calculation of the new chaining factor
The following applies accordingly:
Index K t T1 Interim value
After chaining, the index is computed on the basis of the new chaining factor (KT+1).
After calculation of the chaining factor, capital changes and dividend payments due on the
date of chaining are taken into account via the cit factor.
The Fi weighting factors of the index formula based on relative weights are calculated as follows:
ffi,T1 qi,T1 cit Fi K T1 n 100 qi0 i1
7.1.2 Unscheduled Chaining
If the composition of the index is extraordinarily adjusted as described in section 5, an unscheduled chaining takes place. The chaining takes place as described in section 7.1.1, but without an adjustment of the parameters: Number of shares, free float and correction
factors (cit). Newly included companies are considered using the current parameters from Prime All Share. The factors from CDAX® are adopted in the case of an unscheduled segment change from General Standard to Prime Standard. The interim value is calculated on the basis of the companies included in the new index portfolio.
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n pit ffiT qiT cit i1 Interim value n Base pi0 qi0 i1
With the new chaining factor to result as:
Index t K T1 Interim value
7.1.3 Adjustment during Unscheduled Chaining
Distributions will be adjusted by unscheduled chaining as described in section 8.1.3. Calculation of the interim value is based on the adjusted price and correction factors:
n pit ffiT qiT cit i1 Interim value n Base pi0 qi0 i1
In this case, the adjusted price and the newly calculated cit correction factor are applied for the distributing company i.
With the new chaining factor to result as:
Index K t T1 Interim value
7.2 Chaining for Market Cap-Weighted Indices
For indices that are not weighted according to free float market capitalisation but rather on the basis of pure market capitalisation, the chaining takes place as outlined in section 7.1.1, but with the following difference:
ffiT = 1
7.3 Chaining for Equally Weighted Indices
For chaining in equally weighted indices, such as the Scale All Share Index, the weighting
factor qi,T+1 of every company will be adjusted during each scheduled and unscheduled chaining in order to ensure that every company has the same weighting in the index.
The following applies accordingly:
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1 qi,t1 c pit n
Where: t = Time of last trading on the day of scheduled or unscheduled chaining n = Number of shares in index
pit = Price of company i at time t
qit+1 = Weighting factor of company i at time t+1 n c = Scaling factor (1 000 000 pit ) i1
Weighting factors are rounded to the nearest integer.
7.4 Capping
For some indices, the maximum index weighting that a company can adopt is limited. This maximum index weighting is known as the capping limit and is defined for each specific index. That means that in these cases, the total free float market capitalisation of a company is used to calculate the index weight. The following formula is used to calculate the free float market capitalisation based on sections 2.4 and 6.1.1:
FF MCap pit ff iT qiT
Where:
t = Last trading time on the day of the scheduled or unscheduled chaining
T = Two trading days before the chaining day, e.g. T = Wednesday if the chaining day falls on a Friday
A reduction of this parameter is made whenever the index weighting of the company exceeds
the capping limit specified in the index by reducing the number of shares (qiT) of a company.
The procedure described below is called capping and is performed again on each chaining day.
Initially, the index weightings are calculated with the entire free float market capitalisation. In a second step, it is checked whether the capping limit has been exceeded. In this case, the number of shares in the affected company is reduced until the weighting is below the capping limit. The implied reduction of the overall index capitalisation (sum of the free float market capitalisation of all companies in the index) may mean that another company exceeds
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the capping limit. Capping is an iterative process and is now performed again for this company until no companies exceed the capping limit.
If the capped portion of a company rises above 10 percent or falls below 10 percent in the course of a quarter, it is raised or lowered back to the capping limit only on the following chaining date, where applicable.
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8 Adjustments – Corporate Actions
The performance indices are adjusted for exogenous influences (e.g. price-relevant capital changes) by means of certain correction factors, assuming a reinvestment according to the “opération blanche”.
The indices are simultaneously adjusted for systematic price changes using ex-ante calculations of the correction factor. The prerequisite for this is to calculate the correction factor on an ex-ante basis. Consequently, the first “ex” price can be adequately included for index calculation purposes. The ex-ante incorporation of adjustments presupposes a general acceptance of the computation formula as well as a general availability of the parameters used.
The calculated adjustment factor and a synthetic price accordingly adjusted for this factor are used in the index from the ex-date of a share as long as no “ex” price is available.
8.1 Distributions
8.1.1 Cash Dividends and Other Distributions Cash dividends and bonus distributions are only corrected in performance and net return indices. Special distributions are taken account of in all performance, net return and price indices.
Within the framework of index calculation, the share price is thus modified by the amount of the respective cash distribution, as defined of Section 2.1.
The cash dividend and other distributions are determined according to publicly available data such as issuers, financial regulators’ announcements.
The cit adjustment factors for cash dividends, bonuses and special distributions are calculated as follows:
pi,t1 cit cit 1 pi,t1 Di,t 1
Where:
pi.t-1 = Closing price of the relevant share on the day before the ex-dividend date
Di,t = Cash dividend, bonus or special distribution on day t = withholding tax, only for net return indices, otherwise = 0
The withholding tax used to calculate the net return indices can be found on www.stoxx.com.
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8.1.2 Stock Dividends The issue of shares instead of the distribution of cash to provide dividends is treated in the same way as bonus shares or nominal value changes and is accounted for in both performance and price indices. If the holder is granted the right to choose between cash dividends and stock dividends, it shall be assumed that cash dividends will be drawn.
8.1.3 Distributions > 10 Percent of Market Capitalisation If the absolute amount of the accumulated distributions (dividends, bonus and special distributions, spin-offs or subscription rights on other share classes) between two regular chaining dates accounts for more than 10 percent of the market capitalisation of the distributing company on the day before the first distribution, the part of the distribution exceeding the 10 percent will not be reinvested in a single stock but in the overall index portfolio by means of unscheduled chaining.
In such a case, the ci adjustment factor for the distribution amount on 10 percent of the distribution will be calculated according to the formulas described in sections 8.1.1 and 8.1.2. The remaining distribution amount will be implemented at the same time as the adjustment of the chaining factor as described in section 7.1.
Example 1 – Dividend distribution of 25 percent
Company A, which is included in the index with a current share price of €100 and current adjustment factor of 1, pays a special dividend of €25 to shareholders on the ex-dividend date t. An adjustment factor of 1.11111 will be calculated according to section 8.1.1 for the part of the distribution which accounts for 10 percent of the overall capital (€10). The remaining markdown of €15 will be adjusted on the chaining date as described in section 7.1.3.
Example 2 – Dividend distribution of 5 percent on day t, spin-off of 10 percent on the next day
Company B, which is included in the index with a current share price of €10 and current adjustment factor of 2, pays a special dividend of €0.50 on the ex-dividend date t. The special dividend will be adjusted by the adjustment factor as described in section 8.1.1. The new adjustment factor is correspondingly calculated as 2.105263. On the next day company C will be spun-off from company B. Firstly, company C will be included in the index and removed on the next day with a closing price of €1 as described in section 8.4, resulting in a markdown of €1 or 10 percent based on the capitalisation before the first distribution. The accumulated markdown is 15 percent of the market value. Up to and including 10 percent of the markdown - in this case €0.5 – will be adjusted by the ci factor in accordance with section 8.1.1. The remaining markdown of €0.5 will be adjusted on the chaining date as described in section 7.1.3.
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8.2 Changes in Share Capital
8.2.1 Capital Increases
The cit adjustment factors for capital increases (against cash contributions, or using company reserves) are determined as follows:
pi,t1 cit cit1 pi,t1 BRi,t1
Where:
pi,t1 pB DN BR i,t1 BV 1
and:
pi,t-1 = Closing price on the day before the ex-dividend date
BRi,t-1 = Theoretical value of subscription rights
pB = Subscription price
BV = Subscription ratio
DN = Dividend disadvantage
For capital increases using company reserves: pB = 0
The dividend disadvantage is equivalent to the last dividend paid or the proposed dividend published by financial data providers. For issues on which options are traded at Eurex, this procedure is coordinated with Eurex, taking account of the respective rights markdown to adjust the basis prices of the various equity options.
8.2.2 Capital Reductions
The following formula is used to calculate the cit adjustment factor in the case of a simplified capital reduction: 1 cit cit1 Vit
Where:
Vit = Reduction ratio of company i valid at time t
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In the event of a capital reduction and subsequent capital increase against additional contributions, the introduction of a new class of shares is handled as follows:
The old classes are removed, and the new class is included with the corresponding computation of a chaining factor. In this context, two assumptions are made: firstly, that the last traded price could have been achieved, and secondly that the released capital will be invested in the new class on the subsequent day. The new class is included in the index based on the respective opening price on the first day of the new quotation.
8.3 Nominal Value Changes and Share Splits
In the case of nominal value changes (or share splits), it is assumed that the respective price changes occur in proportion to the related nominal value (or number of shares). The adjustment factor reflects this assumption accordingly:
Ni,t1 cit cit1 Ni,t
Where:
Ni,t-1 = Previous nominal value of share class i (or new number of shares)
Ni,t = New nominal value of share class i (or previous number of shares)
8.4 Spin-offs
Where a company, A, spins off one of its divisions into new, independent companies, the adjustment is carried out as described below.
A theoretical markdown cannot be calculated on an ex-ante basis since there is no closing price for the shares of the new companies. The spun-off entities are additionally included in the index at a price of 0 on the ex-dividend date to avoid any index tracking errors. For a spin-off affecting the DAX®, for instance, this implies that the index is calculated based on more than 30 issues for at least one day. On their first trading day, following the Xetra®
closing auction, the spun-off companies are removed from the index. At the same time, the ci factor of company A is adjusted as follows:
N c j p j c A 1 i,t1 i,t1 c A i,t A A i,t1 jB ci,t1 pi,t1 BVj
Where: p A it1 = Closing price of “A” shares on t-1
B pit 1 = Closing price of spun-off company j on t-1
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BVj = Subscription ratio of spun-off company j
t-1 = First trading day of spun-off company j
t = point in time in which the spun-off companies are removed from the index
8.5 Subscription Rights on Equity
8.5.1 Subscription Rights on Other Share Classes Where shareholders of a company (class A) are granted subscription rights to shares of another class (class B) of the same company, two different scenarios must be distinguished:
A The shares to which a subscription right exists are already listed
The cit adjustment factor is computed analogously to a capital increase of class A shares:
A pit1 cit A pit1 BRit1
Where:
B pit 1 p B DN BR it 1 BV 1
And:
BRit 1 = Theoretical value of subscription rights
A pit 1 = Closing price of class A shares on the day before the ex-dividend date
B pit 1 = Closing price of class B shares on the day before the ex-dividend date
pB = Subscription price
BV = Subscription ratio
DN = Dividend disadvantage of class B
B New issue of shares to which a subscription right exists In this case, the exact theoretical value of subscription rights cannot be calculated on an ex- ante basis since there is no closing price for the new class. Therefore, the index is corrected as follows:
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The expected price for the new shares is determined on the basis of the price difference between ordinary and preference shares of comparable companies (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). This price is used in line with the procedure described above to compute the respective subscription right.
8.6 Subscription Rights On Fixed-Income Instruments and Instruments with Embedded Options
A valuation of the respective fixed-income instrument on the basis of the net present value method is necessary to determine the value of subscription rights. Future revenues are estimated without deducting capital gains tax and are first discounted on the date on which payment of the subscription price becomes due.
No adjustment is required if subscription rights are not traded (in the event that terms are issued in line with prevailing market conditions).
8.6.1 Subscription Rights on Profit-Participation Certificates
The cit adjustment factor for subscription rights related to profit-participation certificates is calculated in the following way:
pi,t1 cit cit1 pi,t1 BRi,t1
Where: p i,t1 = Closing price of share i on the day before the ex-dividend date BR i,t1 = Theoretical value of subscription rights
Discounting is carried out using the actual/actual method.
With the purchase price being taken into account, the capital value at the time of payment is obtained according to the following equation:
t t t ( ) ( ) ( ) 365 365 1 365 n1 KWt1 P K1 q K2 q q .... (T Kn) q q
Where:
KWt-1 = Capital value of the participation certificate on the day before the ex- dividend date
q = 1+r
r = Discount rate
t = Period from the date of issue to the first interest due date (in days)
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P = Purchase price of the profit-participation certificate
Ki = Coupon payment in year i
T = Redemption
n = Term of the participation certificate (in years)
The discount rate applied here is equivalent to the yield of a zero bond with the same maturity, plus a risk add-on determined on the basis of comparable instruments. The capital value is rounded to two decimal places.
Assuming that profit-participation certificates are offered at a ratio of z:1, the value of
subscription rights (BRi,t-1) per share is thus
KWt1 BR i,t1 z
8.6.2 Subscription Rights on Bonds The procedure is in line with that described in section 8.6.1, with the respective bond being valued by means of the net present value method11. The subscription ratio is subsequently taken into account and the correction factor established.
8.6.3 Subscription Rights on Instruments with Embedded Options The procedure for subscription rights that involve instruments vesting an option right also facilitates the computation of the various correction factors on an ex-ante basis (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
8.6.4 Subscription Rights on Profit-Participation Certificates with Warrants
The cit adjustment factor for subscription rights on profit-participation certificates with warrants is determined according to the following:
1) Valuation of the fixed-interest component of the profit-participation certificates with warrants
2) Valuation of warrants
3) Calculation of the value of subscription rights
4) Computation of the adjustment factor
11 “Capital budgeting technique used to determine the benefits offered by investment projects. The net present value is calculated by discounting all inflows and outflows at the reference date.” [Gabler Wirtschaftslexikon; as at May 2015]
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on 1) Valuation of the fixed-interest component of profit-participation certificates with warrants
The valuation of the fixed-interest component of profit-participation certificates with warrants
(KWt-1) corresponds to the valuation of profit-participation certificates set out above. on 2) Valuation of warrants
Warrants are valued using the binomial options pricing model, which permits dividend payments to be taken into account in the computation. The dividend used is the average of the last three dividends paid. Where a dividend has already been announced, then the aggregate of this value and the two preceding dividend payments is taken for averaging purposes. The volatility used is the annualised 250-day volatility of the underlying instrument. The interest rate applied here is equivalent to the yield of a zero bond with a maturity corresponding to the option’s lifetime. The option is valued at the time of issue of the respective profit-participation certificates with warrants, irrespective of its exercise period. The option value is rounded to two decimal places.
The dilution effect is taken into account as follows:
OB N O N n
Where:
O = Option value
OB = Value of the option right without the dilution effect
N = Number of shares prior to the exercise of option rights n = Potential number of shares ensuing from the exercise of option rights
on 3) Calculation of the value of subscription rights
The capital value of the profit-participation certificate and the option value are aggregated to form the total value of a profit-participation certificate with warrants.
Assuming that profit-participation certificates with warrants are offered at a ratio of z:1, the value of subscription rights (BRi,t-1) per share is
KWt1 O BR it z
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on 4) Computation of the adjustment factor
The adjustment factor is computed as follows:
pi,t1 cit cit1 pi,t1 BRi,t1
8.6.5 Subscription Rights on Bonds with Warrants or Convertible Bonds
Computation is in line with the procedure described in section 8.6.4 above. The fixed- interest and option components are valued separately and then aggregated. The dilution effect and subscription ratio are subsequently taken into account, and the adjustment factor is determined.
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9 Limitations
This section applies in the event of Limitations that occur in case of
▪ insufficient rules meaning, the absence of a methodology rule, provision or procedure which leads to the failure of determining the respective index value or which leads to an index value that does not properly reflect the concept / nature of the index, e.g.:
o performance of the index can no longer be replicated by a long portfolio tracking the index;
o insufficient available index constituents to fulfil the requirements of the Index Methodology; or
o market disruption which results in the performance of the index being unable to be tracked,
▪ unclear rules, meaning a situation in which the rules leave multiple possible interpretations on how a certain rule shall be applied to a specific situation
▪ failing to produce index values as intended,
▪ data insufficiency, meaning a scenario in which the calculation of an index is no longer possible due to insufficient data quantity or quality, and
▪ extreme market events, meaning events that by their nature cannot be foreseen or whose impact on an index or the economic reality the index represented cannot be determined in advance. Examples may be, but are not limited to, the following: (i) a country announces changes to its currency convertibility or restrictions on capital flows; (ii) a country experiences a market disruption, an event that materially negatively influences the aggregated liquidity and market capitalization of entire markets.
If a Limitation has occurred, the IGC shall decide if and how the Limitation shall be rectified (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). Any such rectification may comprise deviations from the index methodology which may apply for the duration that the Limitation persists (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
If a decision to deviate from the index methodology is taken, it will be communicated as soon as possible in form of an Announcement or Press Release. STOXX Ltd. will refrain from the issuance of a notification if it reaches the view that the issuance of a notification is not in line with applicable laws and may decide to issue such notification at a later point in time when such reasons have lapsed (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). By reason of force majeure or other events beyond the control of STOXX Ltd. it might become impossible for STOXX Ltd. to issue a notification in due time or by the means set out herein. In such cases STOXX Ltd. may STOXX Ltd. Version 10.1 August 2019
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exceptionally issue the notification either subsequently immediately following such event or in any case by other means.
Any measures will be implemented two dissemination days later and will enter into effect the next dissemination day after implementation, unless a different effective date is specified in the notification.
10 Methodology Review
The purpose of the methodology review is to maintain the integrity of the index, i.e. that the index methodology remains executable and results in an accurate and reliable representation of the market / economic realities the index seeks to measure.
10.1 Frequency of Review
In order to ensure the index integrity is maintained, the methodology is reviewed annually and ad hoc if a Limitation has occurred. If a Limitation cannot be addressed with by a methodology review, this may give rise to an index cessation or index transition. STOXX Ltd. shall not be liable for any losses arising from any decisions taken as part of a methodology review.
10.2 Review Procedure
10.2.1 Initiation of Methodology Review The IMC proposes an annual methodology review schedule for approval by IGC (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
The IMC is in charge of initiating ad hoc methodology reviews in case of a Limitation or on recommendations to initiate a Methodology Review by other STOXX Ltd. Committees (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
10.2.2 Decision and Escalation The following STOXX Ltd. Committees are responsible for making the decisions on amendments of an index methodology:
The IMC decides on changes to the index methodology, unless
a. a material change to the index methodology is proposed (see Section 10.3 below), b. the change is triggered by an Unclear Rule or Insufficient Rule (as part of a Limitation, Section 9), or c. where financial products relating to the index have a notional value/notional amount of more than EUR 100 Mio.
If the IMC is not in charge, the decision is taken by IGC (i.e. in the cases set forth in a) to c) above).
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10.3 Material Changes with Consultation As described in the STOXX Changes to Methodology Policy, prior to proposed material changes to the index methodology, a consultation will be performed.
A change to an index methodology shall be considered as material in particular in the event of
▪ a change in the index objective or market/economic reality the index aims to represent (e.g. market leader components vs. mid cap companies),
▪ a change which affects the composition and weighting rules of an Index,
▪ a change in the calculation methods and formulas,
▪ a change in the rules regarding the rebalancing of the weights of index constituents by application of the index methodology
▪ a change of the rules regarding the review of index constituents and their respective weights by application of the index methodology and/or
▪ rules regarding a change in the adjustment of weights of the index constituents or the compositions of the index constituents (as applicable) of equity indices due to Corporate Actions
resulting in a significant change of the concept / nature of the index. The IMC determines whether an amendment is material as defined. In cases where the materiality cannot clearly be assessed the IMC decides (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3).
STOXX Ltd. consults a proposed material change either in a public consultation or with the Advisory Board or with reasonably affected licensees/investors. A licensee shall be considered affected if he/she holds a license for the respective index. An investor shall be considered affected if he/she owns contracts or financial instruments that reference the respective index. Taking into account the principle of proportionality, STOXX Ltd. informs affected licensees/investors as follows:
▪ licensees either directly and/or via public consultation;
▪ investors either via licensees affected by the material change and/or via public consultation.
STOXX Ltd. shall inform affected licensees and investors of the key elements of the index methodology that will in its view be impacted by a proposed material change and information on the rationale for any proposed material change including an assessment as to whether the representativeness of the index and its appropriateness for its intended use are put at risk in case the proposed material change is not put in place.
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The consultation shall enable investors and licensees to submit comments. The standard consultation period shall be at least 1 month with the option to extend this period (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). The IGC may decide to shorten the 1-month period (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3) in the following cases:
▪ in urgent cases, such as a situation in which the index cannot be replicated anymore;
▪ in situations where there is no known licensee / investor impact or only a limited number of affected licensees / investors;
▪ in order to align the effective date of a proposed changed with an Index Rebalancing, Index Review, and Corporate Action Adjustment, or
▪ any other similar cases. The IGC in accordance with this Section 10.3 will consider the feedback received and decide whether the material change shall become effective (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). The IGC is not bound by any feedback received. If the received feedback is ambiguous, the IGC may decide to conduct another consultation (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). If no licensee / investor participate in the consultation, the consulted material change shall enter into effect as outlined in the consultation material.
If the IGC decides that a material change shall become effective, STOXX Ltd. will communicate a timeline on the implementation of the material change, if not already communicated in the consultation material. The decision will be communicated as soon as possible in form of an Announcement or Press Release. STOXX Ltd. will refrain from the issuance of a notification if it reaches the view that the issuance of a notification is not in line with applicable laws and may decide to issue such Notification at a later point in time when such reasons have lapsed (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). By reason of force majeure or other events beyond the control of STOXX Ltd. it might become impossible for STOXX Ltd. to issue a notification in due time or by the means set out herein. In such cases STOXX Ltd. may exceptionally issue the notification either subsequently immediately following such event or in any case by other means.
STOXX Ltd. will after the consultation make available the licensees / investors feedback received in the consultation and STOXX Ltd.’s summary response to those comments, except where confidentiality has been requested by the respective licensee / investor.
10.4 Non-Material Changes without Consultation
Non-material changes of the index methodology, including a description of the impact and the rationale, will be announced via Announcement or Press Release, effective immediately following publication, unless otherwise specified in the notification (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). STOXX Ltd. will refrain from the issuance of a notification if it reaches the view that the issuance of a notification is not in line with applicable laws and may decide to issue such Notification at a later point in time when such reasons have lapsed (Discretionary Rule, see Section 1.3). By
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reason of force majeure or other events beyond the control of STOXX Ltd. it might become impossible for STOXX Ltd. to issue a notification in due time or by the means set out herein. In such cases STOXX Ltd. may exceptionally issue the notification either subsequently immediately following such event or in any case by other means.
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11 Appendix
11.1 Historical Data
Index histories exist for all indices at least from the respective baseline date:
The DAX® price index continues the Börsen-Zeitung index, which historically extends back to October 1959. However, historical index levels of the DAX® performance index are only available since its baseline date in December 1987.
For the CDAX® price index there is a timeline which extends back to 1970. However, the history of the CDAX® performance index is only available since its baseline date in December 1987.
All histories up to and including 18 June 1999 are based on the prices of the floor trading on the FWB® Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Xetra® prices have been used to calculate the index since 21 June 1999.
11.2 Usage of Index Data
Deutsche Boerse AG. enables its customers e.g. stock exchanges, banks and investment companies, to use the index data (index composition and weighting) to issue financial instruments. The designations of Deutsche Boerse AG Indices, which are registered trademarks of Deutsche Boerse AG. are as such protected against improper use in Germany and abroad. The standardised index data contract grants the user of the data the right to use the indices and index data for various purposes. The usage fee depends on the actual use. Questions on obtaining index data and the use of trade marks should be sent to STOXX Ltd. (see section 11.7).
11.3 Calendar of Publications
Event Point in Time Publication Equity Index Rankings 3rd trading day of the month before 9 a.m. CET (except in March, June, September, December) Publication Equity Index Rankings 3rd trading day of the month after 10 p.m. CET (March, June, September, December) Publication additions/ deletions 3rd trading day in March, June, September, December after 10 p.m. CET Publication Business Forecast One trading day (before 9 a.m. CET) before chaining date in March, June, September, December Chaining date 3rd Friday in March, June, September, December Cut-off date for creation of ranking list Last trading day of the month (at 5:30 p.m. CET) for which the ranking list will be created, e.g. May 31st for May ranking list Meeting Advisory Board for Equity Indices not later than the 6th trading day in March, June, September, December annual sector classification review annually in August with publication in September
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11.4 Sector classification
Super Sector Subsector Classic Description sector / Tech12 Automobile Auto Parts & Classic Producers of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and Equipment motorcycles (including tyres and batteries) Automobile Automobile Classic Companies primarily active in the production of passenger Manufacture vehicles, small lorries and motorcycles rs Consumer Clothing & Classic Companies producing mainly textile goods and shoes, Footwear including related cleaning services Consumer Consumer Classic Companies producing mainly consumer electronics goods Electronics (such as TV sets, VCRs/camcorders HiFi equipment, etc.) (This excludes producers focusing on computers and
telecommunications equipment.) Consumer Home Classic Construction Producers of prefabricated homes, DIY products and & furnishings (such as furniture or lighting) Furnishings
Consumer Household Classic Producers of household and garden products (such as Consumer Goods Consumer Appliances & cutlery, dishes or cleaning products), or of household Housewares appliances (“white goods”) Consumer Leisure Classic Producers of leisure goods (such as sports equipment, toys, Goods & bicycles), as well as restaurant, hotel or casino operators Services Consumer Personal Classic Producers of cosmetics and personal care products Products Food & Beverages Classic Producers of beverages of all kinds Beverages Food & Food Classic Producers of food and tobacco products of all kinds Beverages Banks Credit Banks Classic Commercial and universal banks which do not fall into the categories of Mortgage Banks or Financial Services Providers Banks Mortgage Classic Specialist banks exclusively (or predominantly) extending Banks long-term loans against liens on real property, or communal loans Financial Diversified Classic Financial services providers that do not have universal bank
Services Financial status, but who distribute a range of financial services 13 Financial Private Classic
FIRE Services Equity & Holding companies investing in diversified business areas Venture Capital Financial Real Estate Classic Companies investing in property/real estate (directly or Services indirectly) Financial Securities Classic Companies active in the securities business, such as brokers, Services Brokers online banks, exchanges, etc.
12 The classification of Subsectors into Classic and Tech indicates whether a company is listed additionally to the TecDAX ranking list or only to the DAX/MDAX/ SDAX ranking list.
13 FIRE =Finance, Insurance and Real Estate“
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Super Sector Subsector Classic Description sector / Tech12 Insurance Insurance Classic Companies mainly underwriting policies for life, accident, health or home contents cover Insurance Re- Classic Companies mainly underwriting reinsurance cover Insurance Basic Forest & Classic Producers of wood or basic wood products, and paper Resources Paper producers Products Basic Mining Classic Companies extracting commodities such as iron ore,
Resources minerals, aluminium, coal, diamonds or similar substances
Basic Oil & Gas Classic Companies drilling for oil and gas, which do not fall under Resources the Oil & Gas Distribution category Basic Steel & Classic Producers of steel or related in-process products; producers of Resources Other Metals iron, non-iron metals or precious metals
Basic Materials Basic Chemicals Chemicals, Classic Producers of simple, standardised chemical products Commodity Chemicals Chemicals, Classic Producers of non-standard, specialty chemical products Specialty Chemicals Industrial Classic Producers of industrial gases Gases Construction Building Classic Producers of basic construction materials, such as cement, Materials flooring, doors, windows, etc. Construction Construction Classic Companies active in the development and construction of & buildings and infrastructure projects (e.g. roads) Engineering (excluding prefabricated homes) Industrial Advanced Tech Companies using sophisticated technology or providing Industrial engineering for the production of high-tech industrial goods Equipment (for example, producers of lasers, robots or optical storage media) Industrial Containers & Classic Companies specialising in all kinds of packaging Packaging Industrial Heavy Classic Producers of large but mobile machinery, such as heavy Machinery goods vehicles, ships, agricultural machines, etc. Industrial Industrial Classic Producers of industrial machinery or related components, Machinery such as machine tools, compressors, printing machines, etc. Industrial Industrial, Classic Companies with activities across various industrial sectors Diversified (including holding companies investing in different sectors)
Industrials Industrial Renewable Tech Companies developing equipment for alternative and/or Energies renewable energy generation, such as solar technology or wind-powered turbines Industrial Industrial Classic Producers/providers of other industrial products or services Products & (e.g. market research, human resources, industrial Services wholesalers, waste disposal) Transportatio Airlines Classic n & Aviation companies mainly carrying passengers Logistics Transportatio Logistics Classic Providers of industrial transport services (land transport/ n & aviation cargo/ freight shipping) Logistics Transportatio Transportatio Classic Providers of infrastructural or other specialised transport n & n Services services (including airport operators, road or rail networks, Logistics tour operators, etc.)
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Super Sector Subsector Classic Description sector / Tech12 Media Advertising Classic Companies offering advertising, marketing and/or public relations services Media Broadcasting Classic Providers of cable and satellite transmission services, and radio/television broadcasters Media Movies & Classic Companies producing (or trading in) entertainment products Entertainme and services, including producers, distributors and nt broadcasters of feature films and television shows, music
producers and distributors, theatre operators and sports
teams Media Publishing & Classic Publishers of newspapers, magazines and books, and Printing providers of printed or electronic information; including providers of related services (including educational institutions)
Retail Retail, Classic Retailers selling mainly by mail order, which are not Consumer Services Consumer Catalogue categorised under Retail, Internet Retail Retail, Food Classic Owners/operators of food stores, pharmacies and drugstores & Drug (wholesale and retail) Retail Retail, Classic Retailers selling their goods or services mainly over the Internet Internet Retail Retail, Classic Retail companies with a broad product range (department Multiline stores) Retail Retail, Classic Retail companies with a very specific product range (such as Specialty fashion, electronics, etc.) Pharma & Pharmaceuti Classic Companies researching, developing or producing
Healthcare cals pharmaceuticals (including veterinary products)
Pharma & Healthcare Classic Owners/operators of healthcare institutions (such as hospitals Healthcare or nursing homes), providers of healthcare services (e.g. dialysis) and providers of medical material (such as syringes, swabs, etc.) Pharma & Biotechnolog Tech Companies mainly active in developing, producing, marketing Healthcare y or licensing products based on biotechnological research
Pharma & Healthcare & Pharma Pharma & Medical Tech Producers of technological products and devices used in Healthcare Technology healthcare, such as pacemakers, dialysis equipment or UV therapy systems Software Internet Tech Companies providing and developing Internet infrastructure (Internet access, portals, software, etc.)
Software IT-Services Tech Companies active in IT consulting, IT operations, systems
integration, etc. Software Software Tech Companies focused on the development of standard or specialised software solutions Technology Communicat Tech Companies developing telecommunications technology and/or ions products (such as user devices or network components) Technology Technology Electronic Tech Producers of electronic components (printed circuit boards,
Information Technology Information Components integrated circuits, smart cards) or computer hardware (PCs, & Hardware monitors, etc.) Technology Semiconduct Tech Producers and developers of semiconductors or similar
ors products
- Telecommun Fixed-Line Tech Telecommunications carriers mainly providing fixed-line local
ication Telecommun
tion
Tele unica
comm and long-distance services ication
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Super Sector Subsector Classic Description sector / Tech12 Telecommun Wireless Tech Telecommunications carriers mainly providing ication Telecommun wireless/mobile services ication Telecommun Telecommun Tech Providers of ancillary or specialised telecommunications ication ication services Services Utilities Electricity Classic Companies generating and/or distributing electricity (including operators of power stations)
Utilities Water Classic Providers of water to end-users (this segment includes operators of purification plants) Utilities Oil & Gas Classic Utilities Utilities mainly providing energy in the form of oil and gas (Distribution) Utilities Multi- Classic Companies active across various energy sectors Utilities
11.5 Reference data
Index Alpha ISIN (Perf.) Alpha ISIN (Price) Alpha ISIN (Net) Sector (Perf.) (Price) (Net)
Selection indices DAX® DAX DE0008469008 DAXK DE0008467440 DAXN DE000A1A4D00 Tech & Classic TecDAX® TDXP DE0007203275 TDXK DE0007203283 2D0P DE000AOZ3NF1 Tech MDAX® MDAX DE0008467416 MKDX DE0008467531 2D0M DE000A0Z3ND6 Classic SDAX® SDXP DE0009653386 SDXK DE0009653394 2D0N DE000A0Z3NE4 Classic HDAX® HDAX DE0008469016 HKDX DE0008469974 - - Tech & Classic ÖkoDAX XEG3 DE000A0MEU42 XEG4 DE000A0MEU59 - - Tech
General D1AP DE000A0C4B83 D1AQ DE000A0C4B91 - - - Standard Index Scale 30 0K7H DE000A2GYJT2 0Q5C DE000A2J0PW5 - - - DAX® ex 2DYP DE000A0Z3ME6 2DYN DE000A0Z3MD8 - - Financials Index DAX® ex 2DWJ DE000A0Z3K84 2DWI DE000A0Z3K76 7400 DE000A2L0407 - Financials 30 Index
DAX Currency Variants DAX® USD 2747 DE000A1EXLZ4 2748 DE000A1EXL07 DAXU DE000A1A4D18 Tech & Classic DAX® GBP 0K5L DE000A2GYHN9 0K5M DE000A2GYHP4 0K5N DE000A2GYHQ2 Tech & Classic DAX® CHF 0JEY DE000A161DY4 0JEX DE000A161DX6 0WZ7 DE000A2L0NR6 Tech & Classic
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DAX® JPY 0JET DE000A161DT4 0JES DE000A161DS6 - - Tech & Classic DAX® AUD 0JER DE000A161DR8 0JEQ DE000A161DQ0 - - Tech & Classic
Index Alpha ISIN (Perf.) Alpha ISIN (Price) Sector (Perf.) (Price)
X-Indizes X-DAX® D1AR DE000A0C4CA0 N.V. N.V. - X-MDAX® 3BSJ DE000A0S3BG3 N.V. N.V. - X-TecDAX® 3BSL DE000A0S3BJ7 N.V. N.V. - XDAXDAX 3XJN DE000A169S86 N.V. N.V. -
L/E-Indizes L/E-DAX® DAXL DE0001717049 N.V. N.V. Tech & Classic L/E-TecDAX® TDXL DE0001717072 N.V. N.V. Tech L/E-MDAX® MDXL DE0001717056 N.V. N.V. Classic L/E-SDAX® SDXL DE0001717064 N.V. N.V. Classic
DAX International Indizes DAX® International 100 3BTC DE000A0S3CB2 3BTB DE000A0S3CA4 - DAX® International Mid 100 3BTI DE000A0S3CH9 3BTH DE000A0S3CG1 -
Index Alpha ISIN (Perf.) Alpha ISIN (Price) Sector (Perf.) (Price)
All Share-Indizes Prime All Share PXAP DE0007203325 PXAK DE0007203333 Tech & Classic CDAX® CDAX DE0008469602 CXKX DE0008469800 Tech & Classic Technology All Share NMDP DE0008468943 NMDK DE0008468968 Tech Classic All Share CLXP DE0007203341 CLXK DE0007203358 Classic General All Share 3BTU DE000A0S3CV0 3BTT DE000A0S3CU2 - Scale All Share 0O7N DE000A2BLGY6 0O7M DE000A2BLGX8 -
Index Alpha ISIN (Perf.) Alpha ISIN (Price) Sector (Perf.) (Price)
DAXsupersector Indices DAXsupersector Basic Materials 4NAF DE000A0SM9Z7 4N7A DE000A0SM718 Classic DAXsupersector Consumer Goods 4NAG DE000A0SNAA3 4N7B DE000A0SM726 Classic DAXsupersector Consumer Services 4NAH DE000A0SNAB1 4N7C DE000A0SM734 Classic DAXsupersector FIRE 4NAI DE000A0SNAC9 4N7D DE000A0SM742 Classic DAXsupersector Industrials 4NAJ DE000A0SNAD7 4N7E DE000A0SM759 Tech & Classic DAXsupersector Information Technology 4NAK DE000A0SNAE5 4N7F DE000A0SM767 Tech DAXsupersector Pharma & Healthcare 4NAL DE000A0SNAF2 4N7G DE000A0SM775 Tech & Classic DAXsupersector Telecommunication 4NAM DE000A0SNAG0 4N7H DE000A0SM783 Tech DAXsupersector Utilities 4NAN DE000A0SNAH8 4N7I DE000A0SM791 Classic
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Index Alpha ISIN (Perf.) Alpha ISIN (Price) Sector (Perf.) (Price)
DAXsector Indices DAXsector Automobile CXPA DE0009660084 CXKA DE0009660092 Classic DAXsector Banks CXPB DE0009660100 CXKB DE0009660118 Classic DAXsector Basic Resources CXPE DE0009660167 CXKE DE0009660175 Classic DAXsector Chemicals CXPC DE0009660126 CXKC DE0009660134 Classic DAXsector Consumer CXPY DE0009660449 CXKY DE0009660456 Classic DAXsector Construction CXPO DE0009660308 CXKO DE0009660316 Classic DAXsector Financial Services CXPV DE0009660423 CXKV DE0009660431 Classic DAXsector Food & Beverages CXPF DE0009660183 CXKF DE0009660191 Classic DAXsector Industrial CXPN DE0009660282 CXKN DE0009660290 Tech & Classic DAXsector Insurance CXPI DE0009660225 CXKI DE0009660233 Classic DAXsector Media CXPD DE0009660142 CXKD DE0009660159 Classic DAXsector Pharma & Healthcare CXPP DE0009660324 CXKP DE0009660332 Tech & Classic DAXsector Retail CXPR DE0009660340 CXKR DE0009660357 Classic DAXsector Software CXPS DE0009660365 CXKS DE0009660373 Tech DAXsector Technology CXPH DE0009660209 CXKH DE0009660217 Tech DAXsector Telecommunication CXPT DE0009660381 CXKT DE0009660399 Tech DAXsector Transportation & Logistics CXPL DE0009660241 CXKL DE0009660258 Classic DAXsector Utilities CXPU DE0009660407 CXKU DE0009660415 Classic
DAXsubsector Indices DAXsubsector Auto Parts & Equipment I1AA DE0007203366 I2AA DE0007203374 Classic DAXsubsector Automobile Manufacturers I1AB DE0007203382 I2AB DE0007203390 Classic DAXsubsector Credit Banks I1BA DE0007203416 I2BA DE0007203424 Classic DAXsubsector Mortgage Banks I1BB DE0007203432 I2BB DE0007203440 Classic DAXsubsector Forest & Paper Products I1EA DE0007203457 I2EA DE0007203465 Classic
DAXsubsector Mining I1EB DE0007203473 I2EB DE0007203481 Classic DAXsubsector Oil & Gas I1EC DE0007203499 I2EC DE0007203515 Classic DAXsubsector Steel & Other Metals I1ED DE0007203523 I2ED DE0007203531 Classic DAXsubsector Chemicals, Commodity I1CA DE0007203549 I2CA DE0007203556 Classic DAXsubsector Chemicals, Specialty I1CB DE0007203564 I2CB DE0007203572 Classic DAXsubsector Industrial Gases I1CC DE0007203580 I2CC DE0007203598 Classic DAXsubsector Clothing & Footwear I1YA DE0007203655 I2YA DE0007203663 Classic DAXsubsector Consumer Electronics I1YB DE0007203671 I2YB DE0007203689 Classic DAXsubsector Home Construction & I1YC DE0007203697 I2YC DE0007203713 Classic Furnishings DAXsubsector Household Appliances & I1YD DE0007203721 I2YD DE0007203739 Classic Housewares DAXsubsector Leisure I1YE DE0007203747 I2YE DE0007203754 Classic DAXsubsector Personal Products I1YF DE0007203762 I2YF DE0007203770 Classic DAXsubsector Building Materials I1OA DE0007203614 I2OA DE0007203622 Classic DAXsubsector Construction & Engineering I1OB DE0007203630 I2OB DE0007203648 Classic DAXsubsector Diversified Financial I1VA DE0007203788 I2VA DE0007203796 Classic DAXsubsector Real Estate I1VB DE0007203812 I2VB DE0007203820 Classic DAXsubsector Securities Brokers I1VC DE0007203838 I2VC DE0007203846 Classic DAXsubsector Beverages I1FA DE0007203853 I2FA DE0007203861 Classic DAXsubsector Food I1FB DE0007203879 I2FB DE0007203887 Classic DAXsubsector Advanced Industrial I1NA DE0007203895 I2NA DE0007203911 Tech Equipment
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Index Alpha ISIN (Perf.) Alpha ISIN (Price) Sector (Perf.) (Price) DAXsubsector Containers & Packaging I1NB DE0007203929 I2NB DE0007203937 Classic DAXsubsector Heavy Machinery I1NC DE0007203945 I2NC DE0007203952 Classic DAXsubsector Industrial Machinery I1ND DE0007203960 I2ND DE0007203978 Classic DAXsubsector Industrial, Diversified I1NE DE0007203986 I2NE DE0007203994 Classic DAXsubsector Renewable Energies I1NF DE0007237802 I2NF DE0007237810 Tech DAXsubsector Industrial Products & I1NG DE0007237828 I2NG DE0007237836 Classic Services DAXsubsector Insurance I1IA DE0007237844 I2IA DE0007237851 Classic DAXsubsector Re-Insurance I1IB DE0007237869 I2IB DE0007237877 Classic DAXsubsector Advertising I1DA DE0007237885 I2DA DE0007237893 Classic DAXsubsector Broadcasting I1DB DE0007237901 I2DB DE0007237919 Classic DAXsubsector Movies & Entertainment I1DC DE0007237927 I2DC DE0007237935 Classic DAXsubsector Publishing & Printing I1DD DE0007237943 I2DD DE0007237950 Classic DAXsubsector Pharmaceuticals I1PA DE0007237968 I2PA DE0007237976 Classic DAXsubsector Health Care I1PB DE0007237984 I2PB DE0007237992 Classic DAXsubsector Biotechnology I1PC DE0007238008 I2PC DE0007238016 Tech DAXsubsector Medical Technology I1PD DE0007238024 I2PD DE0007238032 Tech DAXsubsector Retail, Catalogue I1RA DE0007238040 I2RA DE0007238057 Classic DAXsubsector Retail, Food & Drug I1RB DE0007238065 I2RB DE0007238073 Classic DAXsubsector Retail, Internet I1RC DE0007238081 I2RC DE0007238099 Classic DAXsubsector Retail, Multiline I1RD DE0007238107 I2RD DE0007238115 Classic DAXsubsector Retail, Specialty I1RE DE0007238123 I2RE DE0007238131 Classic DAXsubsector Internet I1SA DE0007238149 I2SA DE0007238156 Tech DAXsubsector IT-Services I1SB DE0007238164 I2SB DE0007238172 Tech DAXsubsector Software I1SC DE0007238180 I2SC DE0007238198 Tech DAXsubsector Fixed-Line I1TA DE0007238263 I2TA DE0007238271 Tech Telecommunication DAXsubsector Wireless Telecommunication I1TB DE0007238289 I2TB DE0007238297 Tech
DAXsubsector Telecommunication Services I1TC DE0007238305 I2TC DE0007238313 Tech DAXsubsector Communications Technology I1HA DE0007238206 I2HA DE0007238214 Tech DAXsubsector Electronic Components & I1HB DE0007238222 I2HB DE0007238230 Tech Hardware DAXsubsector Semiconductors I1HC DE0007238248 I2HC DE0007238255 Tech DAXsubsector Airlines I1LA DE0007238321 I2LA DE0007238339 Classic DAXsubsector Logistics I1LB DE0007238347 I2LB DE0007238354 Classic DAXsubsector Transportation Services I1LC DE0007238362 I2LC DE0007238370 Classic DAXsubsector Electricity I1UA DE0007238388 I2UA DE0007238396 Classic DAXsubsector Water I1UB DE0007238404 I2UB DE0007238412 Classic DAXsubsector Oil & Gas (Distribution) I1UC DE0007238420 I2UC DE0007238438 Classic DAXsubsector Multi-Utilites I1UD DE0007238446 I2UD DE0007238453 Classic DAXsubsector Private Equity & Venture P4E7 DE000A0MER13 P4E8 DE000A0MER21 Classic Capital
DAXsector All Indices DAXsector All Automobile 3BV6 DE000A0S3FB5 3BV7 DE000A0S3FC3 Classic DAXsector All Banks 3BV8 DE000A0S3FD1 3BV9 DE000A0S3FE9 Classic DAXsector All Basic Resources 3BWA DE000A0S3FF6 3BWB DE000A0S3FG4 Classic DAXsector All Chemicals 3BWC DE000A0S3FH2 3BWD DE000A0S3FJ8 Classic DAXsector All Construction 4N7V DE000A0SM7M9 4N50 DE000A0SM403 Classic DAXsector All Consumer 4N7W DE000A0SM7N7 4N51 DE000A0SM411 Classic
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Index Alpha ISIN (Perf.) Alpha ISIN (Price) Sector (Perf.) (Price) DAXsector All Financial Services 4N7X DE000A0SM7P2 4N52 DE000A0SM429 Classic DAXsector All Food & Beverages 4N7Y DE000A0SM7Q0 4N53 DE000A0SM437 Classic DAXsector All Industrial 4N7Z DE000A0SM7R8 4N54 DE000A0SM445 Tech & Classic DAXsector All Insurance 4N80 DE000A0SM7S6 4N55 DE000A0SM452 Classic DAXsector All Media 4N81 DE000A0SM7T4 4N56 DE000A0SM460 Classic DAXsector All Pharma & Healthcare 4N82 DE000A0SM7U2 4N57 DE000A0SM478 Tech & Classic DAXsector All Retail 4N83 DE000A0SM7V0 4N58 DE000A0SM486 Classic DAXsector All Software 4N84 DE000A0SM7W8 4N59 DE000A0SM494 Tech DAXsector All Technology 4N85 DE000A0SM7X6 4N5A DE000A0SM4Z8 Tech DAXsector All Telecommunication 4N86 DE000A0SM7Y4 4N5B DE000A0SM502 Tech DAXsector All Transportation & Logistics 4N87 DE000A0SM7Z1 4N5C DE000A0SM510 Classic DAXsector All Utilities 4N88 DE000A0SM809 4N5D DE000A0SM528 Classic
DAXsubsector All Indices DAXsubsector All Advanced Industrial 4N89 DE000A0SM817 4N5E DE000A0SM536 Tech Equipment DAXsubsector All Advertising 4N8A DE000A0SM825 4N5F DE000A0SM544 Classic DAXsubsector All Airlines 4N8B DE000A0SM833 4N5G DE000A0SM551 Classic DAXsubsector All Auto Parts & Equipment 4N8C DE000A0SM841 4N5H DE000A0SM569 Classic DAXsubsector All Automobile 4N8D DE000A0SM858 4N8E DE000A0SM866 Classic Manufacturers DAXsubsector All Beverages 4N5I DE000A0SM577 4N5J DE000A0SM585 Classic DAXsubsector All Biotechnology 4N8F DE000A0SM874 4N5K DE000A0SM593 Tech DAXsubsector All Broadcasting 4N8G DE000A0SM882 4N5L DE000A0SM5A8 Classic DAXsubsector All Building Materials 4N8H DE000A0SM890 4N5M DE000A0SM5B6 Classic DAXsubsector All Chemicals, Commodity 4N8I DE000A0SM8A2 4N5N DE000A0SM5C4 Classic DAXsubsector All Chemicals, Specialty 4N8J DE000A0SM8B0 4N5P DE000A0SM5D2 Classic DAXsubsector All Clothing & Footwear 4N8K DE000A0SM8C8 4N5Q DE000A0SM5E0 Classic DAXsubsector All Communications 4N8L DE000A0SM8D6 4N5R DE000A0SM5F7 Tech Technology DAXsubsector All Construction & 4N8M DE000A0SM8E4 4N5S DE000A0SM5G5 Classic Engineering DAXsubsector All Consumer Electronics 4N8N DE000A0SM8F1 4N5T DE000A0SM5H3 Classic DAXsubsector All Containers & Packaging 4N8P DE000A0SM8G9 4N5U DE000A0SM5J9 Classic DAXsubsector All Credit Banks 4N8Q DE000A0SM8H7 4N5V DE000A0SM5K7 Classic DAXsubsector All Diversified Financial 4N8R DE000A0SM8J3 4N5W DE000A0SM5L5 Classic DAXsubsector All Electricity 4N8S DE000A0SM8K1 4N5X DE000A0SM5M3 Classic DAXsubsector All Electronic Components & 4N8T DE000A0SM8L9 4N5Y DE000A0SM5N1 Tech Hardware DAXsubsector All Fixed-Line 4N8U DE000A0SM8M7 4N5Z DE000A0SM5P6 Tech Telecommunication DAXsubsector All Food 4N8V DE000A0SM8N5 4N60 DE000A0SM5Q4 Classic DAXsubsector All Forest & Paper Products 4N8W DE000A0SM8P0 4N61 DE000A0SM5R2 Classic DAXsubsector All Health Care 4N8X DE000A0SM8Q8 4N62 DE000A0SM5S0 Classic DAXsubsector All Heavy Machinery 4N8Y DE000A0SM8R6 4N63 DE000A0SM5T8 Classic DAXsubsector All Home Construction & 4N8Z DE000A0SM8S4 4N64 DE000A0SM5U6 Classic Furnishings DAXsubsector All Household Appliances & 4N90 DE000A0SM8T2 4N65 DE000A0SM5V4 Classic Housewares DAXsubsector All Industrial Gases 4N91 DE000A0SM8U0 4N66 DE000A0SM5W2 Classic DAXsubsector All Industrial Machinery 4N92 DE000A0SM8V8 4N67 DE000A0SM5X0 Classic
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Index Alpha ISIN (Perf.) Alpha ISIN (Price) Sector (Perf.) (Price) DAXsubsector All Industrial Products & 4N93 DE000A0SM8W6 4N68 DE000A0SM5Y8 Classic Services DAXsubsector All Industrial, Diversified 4N94 DE000A0SM8X4 4N69 DE000A0SM5Z5 Classic DAXsubsector All Insurance 4N95 DE000A0SM8Y2 4N6A DE000A0SM601 Classic DAXsubsector All Internet 4N6B DE000A0SM619 4N96 DE000A0SM8Z9 Tech DAXsubsector All IT-Services 4N97 DE000A0SM908 4N6C DE000A0SM627 Tech DAXsubsector All Leisure 4N98 DE000A0SM916 4N6D DE000A0SM635 Classic DAXsubsector All Logistics 4N99 DE000A0SM924 4N6E DE000A0SM643 Classic DAXsubsector All Medical Technology 4N9A DE000A0SM932 4N6F DE000A0SM650 Tech DAXsubsector All Mining 4N9B DE000A0SM940 4N6G DE000A0SM668 Classic DAXsubsector All Mortgage Banks 4N9C DE000A0SM957 4N6H DE000A0SM676 Classic DAXsubsector All Movies & Entertainment 4N9D DE000A0SM965 4N6I DE000A0SM684 Classic DAXsubsector All Multi-Utilites 4N9E DE000A0SM973 4N6J DE000A0SM692 Classic DAXsubsector All Oil & Gas 4N9G DE000A0SM999 4N6L DE000A0SM6B4 Classic DAXsubsector All Oil & Gas (Distribution) 4N9H DE000A0SM9A0 4N6M DE000A0SM6C2 Classic DAXsubsector All Personal Products 4N9I DE000A0SM9B8 4N6N DE000A0SM6D0 Classic DAXsubsector All Pharmaceuticals 4N9J DE000A0SM9C6 4N6P DE000A0SM6E8 Classic DAXsubsector All Private Equity & Venture 4N9K DE000A0SM9D4 4N6Q DE000A0SM6F5 Classic Capital DAXsubsector All Publishing & Printing 4N9L DE000A0SM9E2 4N6R DE000A0SM6G3 Classic DAXsubsector All Real Estate 4N9M DE000A0SM9F9 4N6S DE000A0SM6H1 Classic DAXsubsector All Re-Insurance 4N9N DE000A0SM9G7 4N6T DE000A0SM6J7 Classic DAXsubsector All Renewable Energies 4N9Q DE000A0SM9J1 4N6V DE000A0SM6L3 Tech DAXsubsector All Retail, Catalogue 4N9S DE000A0SM9L7 4N6X DE000A0SM6N9 Classic DAXsubsector All Retail, Food & Drug 4N9T DE000A0SM9M5 4N6Y DE000A0SM6P4 Classic DAXsubsector All Retail, Internet 4N9U DE000A0SM9N3 4N6Z DE000A0SM6Q2 Classic DAXsubsector All Retail, Multiline 4N9V DE000A0SM9P8 4N70 DE000A0SM6R0 Classic DAXsubsector All Retail, Specialty 4N9W DE000A0SM9Q6 4N71 DE000A0SM6S8 Classic DAXsubsector All Securities Brokers 4N9X DE000A0SM9R4 4N72 DE000A0SM6T6 Classic DAXsubsector All Semiconductors 4N9Y DE000A0SM9S2 4N73 DE000A0SM6U4 Tech DAXsubsector All Software 4N9Z DE000A0SM9T0 4N74 DE000A0SM6V2 Tech DAXsubsector All Steel & Other Metals 4NAA DE000A0SM9U8 4N75 DE000A0SM6W0 Classic DAXsubsector All Telecommunication 4NAB DE000A0SM9V6 4N76 DE000A0SM6X8 Tech Services DAXsubsector All Transportation Services 4NAC DE000A0SM9W4 4N77 DE000A0SM6Y6 Classic DAXsubsector All Water 4NAD DE000A0SM9X2 4N78 DE000A0SM6Z3 Classic DAXsubsector All Wireless 4NAE DE000A0SM9Y0 4N79 DE000A0SM700 Tech Telecommunication
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11.6 History of Amendments to the Rules and Regulations
All amendments listed below are amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the former Equity Indices of Deutsche Börse AG.
15 Dec. 2015 - Clarification of the rules underlying index component selection - Modification of the rules upon inclusion of the tendered share class (this does not apply to takeovers by companies already included in the index) - No use of recent turnover data in the case of a change in quotation board in one of the transparency standards - Addition to the fast exit rule that, if no opposing candidate can be found, the best candidate by market capitalisation is included
29 Jun. 2015 - Change in calculation times for X-indices
10 Jun. 2015 - Clarification of rules underlying the component selection for selection indices and clarification of aggregation of turnover in case of mergers
13 Nov.2014 - Clarification of the rulebook according to IOSCO principles
17 Oct.2014 - Introduction of chapter 4.10 “Adjustment of index parameter”
20 Aug. 2014 - Introduction of DAX and HDAX in USD
04 Jun. 2014 - Change of buffer rule regarding major turnover criteria, chapter 2.10 and 3.2.1.1, valid from August 2014
06 Mar. 2014 - Concretion: major turnover on Frankfurt Stock Exchange, including ® Xetra , chapter 3.2.1.1
06 Dec. 2013 - Addition of chapter 5.1.3: Conversion into tendered shares - Enhancement of chapter 5.1.5 for treatment of blockholders
25 Nov. 2013 - X-MDAX and X-TecDAX methodology change
16 Aug. 2013 - X-Indices methodology change
16 Aug. 2013 - Update of contact details (appendix)
25 Jul. 2013 - Ordinary adjustment MDAX, SDAX, TecDAX
07 Jun. 2013 - Treatment of government ownership chapter 1.9 - Sector classification of venture capital companies
30 Jan. 2013 - Concretion: major turnover on Frankfurt Stock Exchange, including ® Xetra
02 April 2012 - Introduction of DAX® ex Financials Index
17 Jan. 2011 - Treatment of index corrections
28 Jun. 2010 - Amendment conversion of Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares
20 Jan. 2010 - Amended fast exit rule
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- Amended opening criteria for the start of DAX® calculation
25 Aug. 2009 - Change in publication calendar of business forecasts - Concretion: treatment of stock dividends
06 Apr. 2009 - Clarification of treatment of alternative share classes for index changes
20 Mar. 2009 - Calculation of X-DAX® based on Eurepo rates
23 Jan. 2009 - Amended fast exit rule
22 Dec. 2008 - Free float minimum threshold changed to 10% - Extraordinary free float adjustment in connection with corporate events - Consideration of notifiable options in ongoing acquisitions - Detailing of free float rules in respect of fund holdings - Concretion exception handling in acquisitions
3 Nov. 2008 - Detailing of exclusion criterion for volatile shares
25 Mar. 2008 - Extension and renaming of the sector indices - Launch of DAXsupersector indices - Launch of DAX® International 100, DAX® International Mid 100 - Launch of General All Share index
31 Jan. 2008 - Further concretion of admission criteria for selection indices
3 Dec. 2007 - Launch of X-MDAX® and X-TecDAX®
1 Nov. 2007 - Coming into effect of “FRUG” (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive Implementation Law)
19 Mar. 2007 - Launch new Prime Industry Group indices
18 Dec. 2006 - Amended adjustment of distributions - Concretion of admission criteria for selection indices
1 Oct. 2006 - Changes in the admission criteria for DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX®
1 Jul. 2006 - New Cap Limit for DAX® (10%)
2 May 2006 - Launch of General Standard Index
10 Apr. 2006 - Launch of Entry All Share Index on 5 Apr. 2006, X-DAX® on 10 Apr. 2006
1 Jan. 2006 - Calculation frequency of DAX®, MDAX® and TecDAX® once a second
25 Oct. 2005 - Launch of Entry Standard Index
15 Jun. 2005 - Amended free float rules
31 Dec. 2004 - End of calculation of NEMAX50®
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18 Oct. 2004 - Introduction of opening criteria for the start of index calculation
1 Aug. 2004 - Changes in the DAX® Index composition purely rules based 24 Mar. 2003 - New set of indices based on the Prime Standard segment - Launch of TecDAX® Index - Downsizing of MDAX® Index - Revised sector systematic 13 Aug. 2002 - Introduction of fast exit rules for DAX® and MDAX® 24 Jun. 2002 - Index weighting on a free float basis - Free-float minimum threshold set to 5% - Separation of ordinary and preferred shares in the selection indices - Downsizing of SDAX® Index to 50 companies 4 Mar. 2002 - Takeover code no longer requirement for index inclusion
1 Jan. 2001 - Mandatory quarterly reports and analysts’ conferences (DAX® and MDAX®)
17 Jun. 2000 - Adjustment of NEMAX50® Index on a quarterly basis - Introduction of a cap limit for the DAX® 100 Index
15 May 2000 - Introduction of sector indices for the Neuer Markt
21 Jul. 1999 - Introduction of a cap limit for the DAX®
1 Jul. 1999 - Launch of NEMAX50® Index
21 Jun. 1999 - Launch of SDAX® Index ® - Equity indices exclusively calculated on the basis of Xetra prices
30 Apr. 1999 - Reorganization of CDAX® sectors
26 Apr. 1999 - Launch of SMAX® All Share Index
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